Crime rate to rise by 40% after inclusion of cyber-offences
by Alan Travis Home affairs editor from Technology | The Guardian on (#QHBS)
Apparent surge is likely to reignite debate over whether there has been a long-term decline in offending in England and Wales
The headline crime rate for England and Wales is expected to rise by up to 40% when the latest official figures are published on Thursday.
The surge stems from a decision to include an estimate of the scale of online fraud and cybercrime in the headline rate of the Crime Survey for England and Wales for the first time.
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