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Making children’s voices count: a new approach to the crime survey

Categories: Crime, Crime, Data, Office for National Statistics, ONS

Ensuring children’s voices are represented in our statistics is essential for building a better understanding of their lives and the risks they face. The Children’s Crime Survey for England and Wales has moved online following falling response rates to the previous face-to-face survey. Caroline Youell explains how redesigning the survey and moving it online has improved participation and provided better insight into young people’s experiences and perceptions of safety both online and in their daily life.

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Bringing Data to Life: The Story of Crime in Numbers

Categories: Crime, Data, Office for National Statistics, ONS

If you’ve listened to the media you may have the impression that overall crime in England and Wales is at record levels, but do the statistics back that up, or has crime actually been falling? Have your questions answered and explore this ever-adapting area in our upcoming Bringing data to life webinar.

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The challenges of measuring crimes against children post-pandemic 

Categories: Crime, Office for Statistics Regulation, Population

Understanding children’s experiences of crime and factors that make children more at risk of victimisation is crucial to enabling evidence-informed decision making and policies that support and protect young people. Today, for the first time since before the pandemic, we have been able to produce estimates on crimes against children. However, as Sophie Sanders explains, it has not been without challenge. 

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Understanding the impact of crime on society through data

Categories: Crime, Data, Office for National Statistics, ONS
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Just as the nature of crime evolves, so must the data sources we rely on to capture its true nature and extent. If you’ve listened to the media you may have got the impression that overall crime in England and Wales is at record levels, but do the statistics back that up, or has crime actually been falling? Or is it the case that the nature of crime has simply changed over the last few decades, meaning we’re now more likely to be targeted online than in the streets? 

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