A regular annual publication brought together statistics on crime in England and Wales in 2001.
Source: Criminal Statistics: England and Wales 2001, Cm 5696, Home Office, TSO (0870 600 5522)
Links: Report (pdf)
See also: Journal of Social Policy Volume 31/3, Digest 123, paragraph 6.1
Date: 2002-Dec
Teenage girls are victims of soaring levels of serious violence, researchers reportedly found.
Source: Research by Violence Research Group (University of Wales) reported in The Independent, 7.11.02
Links: Article
Date: 2002-Nov
Disabled people are four times more likely to be violently assaulted than non-disabled people, according to research.
Source: Samantha Cunningham and Susannah Drury, Access All Areas: A guide for community safety partnerships on working more effectively with disabled people, National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders (020 7501 0555)
Links: Report (pdf) | Press release | Community Care article
Date: 2002-Oct
Researchers found that, from 1991 to 1999, the proportion of crime committed against those aged over 60 remained more or less constant (at 12-14 per cent); that older people's risk of suffering from a household or personal crime is much lower than for other age groups; but that older people nonetheless have similar levels of worry for most crime types to those of other age groups.
Source: Natalia Chivite-Matthews and Penelope Maggs, Crime, Policing and Justice: The Experience of Older People - Findings from the British Crime Survey, England and Wales, Statistical Bulletin 08/02, Home Office (020 7273 2084)
Links: Bulletin (pdf)
Date: 2002-Oct
The United Kingdom government announced arrangements for independent monitoring of the level of violence in Northern Ireland and the nature of paramilitary involvement in it.
Source: Press release 18.9.02, Northern Ireland Office (028 9052 0700)
Links: Press release
Date: 2002-Sep
A survey found that crime levels are generally lower in Northern Ireland than in England and Wales.
Source: Brian French, Crime Victimisation in Northern Ireland: Findings from the 2001 Northern Ireland Crime Survey, Research & Statistical Bulletin 3/2002, Northern Ireland Office (028 9052 7534)
Links: Bulletin (pdf) | Press release
See also: Journal of Social Policy Volume 31/1, Digest 121, paragraph 6.2
Date: 2002-Aug
The first edition of a new annual report combining police-recorded crime and British Crime Survey results showed that crime appeared to have been stable overall in England and Wales during 2001-02, following a period of consistent decline.
Source: Jon Simmons et al., Crime in England and Wales 2001-02, Home Office (020 7273 2084)
Links: Report (pdf) | Home Office press release
See also: Journal of Social Policy Volume 30/3, Digest 119, paragraph 6.2
Date: 2002-Jul
A booklet reviewed the information available on the extent of interpersonal violence in society.
Source: E. Stanko, Taking Stock: What do we Know about Interpersonal Violence? (Revised edition), Economic and Social Research Council (01793 413122)
Links: Summary
Date: 2002-Jun
A research study used conviction data to develop a typology of criminal activity.
Source: K. Soothill et al., Patterns of Offending Behaviour: A New Approach, Home Office (web only)
Links: Study (pdf)
Date: 2002-May
Researchers found a significant correlation between poor literacy skills and propensity to commit crime.
Source: Samantha Parsons, Basic Skills and Crime: Findings from a study of adults born in 1958 and 1970, Basic Skills Agency (0870 600 2400)
Links: Report (pdf)
See also: Journal of Social Policy Volume 31/2, Digest 122 (paragraph 6.4)
Date: 2002-May
Researchers examined the feasibility of combining information on offenders from the police national computer and the offenders index.
Source: B. Francis, et al., The Police National Computer and the Offenders Index: Can They be Combined for Research Purposes?, Home Office (web only)
Links: Study (pdf)
Date: 2002-May