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Is crime going up or down in England and Wales? What crime statistics actually tell us

Crimes recorded by the police are rocketing - yet the Crime Survey of England and Wales shows crime going down. Which is correct? Are they even measuring the same things? Dr Melissa Hamilton of the University of Surrey explains the difference - and what it means for our understanding of crime and police numbers.

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