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Debate between Susan Elan Jones and Kelvin Hopkins
Monday 28th April 2014

(10 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Susan Elan Jones Portrait Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South) (Lab)
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13. What assessment she has made of trends in the level of charges brought for violent crime.

Kelvin Hopkins Portrait Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab)
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15. What assessment she has made of trends in the level of charges brought for violent crime.

Damian Green Portrait The Minister for Policing, Criminal Justice and Victims (Damian Green)
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The number of charges brought for violent crime has fallen. This is broadly in line with falls in police-recorded violent crime under this Government, but in fact the percentage of violent offences that result in a charge has increased under this Government. In addition, the independent crime survey for England and Wales for 2012-13 shows the number of violent crimes at its lowest level since 1981.

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