Thanks for this analysis. Perhaps infographics are the statistical equivalent of a soundbite. Whenever I see a government, statistic, I recall the Last Poets asking "Related to what?"
As confidence in police decreases, the rate of crime reporting is likely to decrease in correlation. Since crime recording is a relatively recent practice, I would rather hear 'since records began' than 'all time'.
One really easy way to lower the crime statistics is to decriminalise loads of activities that used to be counted.
Thanks for this analysis. Perhaps infographics are the statistical equivalent of a soundbite. Whenever I see a government, statistic, I recall the Last Poets asking "Related to what?"
As confidence in police decreases, the rate of crime reporting is likely to decrease in correlation. Since crime recording is a relatively recent practice, I would rather hear 'since records began' than 'all time'.
One really easy way to lower the crime statistics is to decriminalise loads of activities that used to be counted.