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http://sharpener.johnband.org/2008/01/sky-in-still-not-falling-shock/ Trying to make a point Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:21:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://sharpener.johnband.org/2008/01/sky-in-still-not-falling-shock/#comment-58966 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:21:35 +0000 http://www.thesharpener.net/2008/01/24/sky-in-still-not-falling-shock/#comment-58966 Cheers Phil. Should have made clear – unless there’s a major reporting change *between 2005/06 and 2006/07* that I’ve missed, the 9% fall in y-o-y serious violent crime numbers is significant.

]]> http://sharpener.johnband.org/2008/01/sky-in-still-not-falling-shock/#comment-58965 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:27:22 +0000 http://www.thesharpener.net/2008/01/24/sky-in-still-not-falling-shock/#comment-58965 There was some tightening of the recording rules – which were getting a bit on the credulous side post-Blunkett – in 2003, but from what I’ve read the change only affected public order offences & allegations with no supporting evidence. If you squint you can just about see how the second change might have brought down the serious violence numbers, but only on the condition that they were far too high beforehand.

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