There are two main sources that are used to measure crime levels in England and Wales: 1) Official statistics which are crimes reported to and recorded by the police. These provide information on annual crime patterns and trends over time. 2) The British Crime Survey which collects information on crimes whether reported to police or not through interviews with members of the public. This helps account for the "dark figure of crime". 3) Both sources have strengths and weaknesses in providing a full picture of crime levels. The official statistics only include reported crimes while the survey depends on accurate self reporting.

2. How do we measure crime levels? 19/10/11 Aim: to evaluate ‘Official Statistics’ How can we find out how much crime is committed in the UK every year?

3. Officially – Crime in England and Wales is measured Using 2 different sources Who gathers statistics? OFFICIAL STATISTICS The crimes reported to and recorded by POLICE British Crime Survey (Victim Survey) . Both have strengths and weaknesses How do we measure crime levels? 19/10/11 Aim: to evaluate ‘Official Statistics’

5. Asbos issued by region and year How do we measure crime levels? 19/10/11 Aim: to evaluate ‘Official Statistics’ Look at your graph and answer the questions

6. Fall in Crime Rise in Crime How do we measure crime levels? 19/10/11 Aim: to evaluate ‘Official Statistics’

7. How do we measure crime levels? 19/10/11 Aim: to evaluate ‘Official Statistics’ What might this picture of an iceberg have to do with measuring crime?

8. Crime that has been reported to the police and recorded by them. It is in the official statistics Crime that has been not been reported or recorded. This is the dark figure of crime Dark figure of crime How do we measure crime levels? 19/10/11 Aim: to evaluate ‘Official Statistics’

9. Dark Figure of crime Why are some crimes not reported or recorded by the police? So, like the crimes we saw at the beginning of the lesson, not all of these will get reported. Some wont because we think they are trivial (not important enough) How do we measure crime levels? 19/10/11 Aim: to evaluate ‘Official Statistics’

10. Oi! Oi! Sonny.... Read through p99 and make detailed notes under the three headings: Detection Reporting Recording How do we measure crime levels? 19/10/11 Aim: to evaluate ‘Official Statistics’

11. Homework Revise all the key words on your glossary handout pg338 ready for a test next lesson! How do we measure crime levels? 19/10/11 Aim: to evaluate ‘Official Statistics’