Crime | National Statistical

The way domestic abuse manifests is constantly changing. Because of this and legislative changes, the ONS has undertaken a user engagement, research and testing programme to ensure our statistics continue to provide the most accurate information and meet the needs of users. Meghan Elkin explains how a new set of survey questions for the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) has been developed to give a better understanding of domestic abuse.

Understanding harassment: Filling the evidence gap

Catherine Grant
December 7, 2023

Categories: Crime, ONS, Population

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For the first time the ONS has published analysis of harassment using data from new questions on the Crime Survey for England and Wales. These invaluable insights show one in ten people aged 16 and over had experienced a form of harassment in the previous 12 months, with the findings particularly striking for younger women and men. Catherine Grant explains how today’s work is an important first step in improving the understanding of experience of harassment and how the survey will provide more granular insights as time goes on.

The challenges of measuring crimes against children post-pandemic

Sophie Sanders
July 20, 2023

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.