l3 : measuring crime : official crime statistics - CSEW

Question 1

what is the CSEW?

Answer 1

crime survey for england and wales. victim survey which aims to complement the annual police statistics. the CSEW suggests crime is higher than what police recorded crime suggests.

Question 2

what crimes does the CSEW not include?

Answer 2

• thefts from businesses and shops
• fraud
• possession of drugs
• sexual crimes
• prostitution
• murder

Question 3

what is the use of CSEW?

Answer 3

• focuses on victims of crime (victim profiling)
• focuses on circumstances of criminal incident and behaviour of the criminal offender
• helps to estimate extent of domestic violence, stalking, sexual offences

Question 4

what are two key stats from the CSEW?

Answer 4

• 829,000 incidences were reported where the victim was aged 10-15years
• 1.3million violent incidents reported in 2015, 2% decrease from the previous year