Kenneth Scott: Positive signs but 'dark figure' of unreported crime still lingersTRADITIONALLY, these surveys have always shown two big things. One is the significant amount of crime in the community that does not get reported.It illuminates what we call the "dark figure" of the gap between how much crime there is and the crime that goes unreported to police.These figures suggest that more crime is...
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People in Scotland feel they are safer from the risk of crime than those living in other parts of the UK, according to a new survey.The Scottish Crime Survey said 20.4% of people were at risk of being a victim of crime in 2008-09, compared with 23.4% in England and Wales.The research looked into the perceptions and experiences of crime among 16,000 adults in Scotland.The survey reported an estimated...
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Sure, your computer has made life a lot easier than it ever was, but it has also brought with it cyber criminals who are keeping the Mumbai police up every night.For the first time, the number of registered cyber crime cases in the city, has surpassed the number of real-world crimes like murder, rape and house break-in, police statistics reveal.Internet crime spans a range of offences including phishing...
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Scottish crime and justice survey, published yesterday, gives us a comprehensive account of the state of the nation in relation to law and order, and it paints a mixed picture.Depressingly, and predictably, Scots are more likely to be victims of drink- or drug-fuelled violent crime than people living south of the Border.Young men were at the most risk of becoming a victim of crime, as were those living...
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The crime branch recentlynabbed two youths involved in vehicle lifting. The accused, identified as NikhilGiri and Enesh Shirivastav, both 19 years old, were held during patrolling.Shrivastav was earlier arrested by crime branch but was later released on bail.During investigation, the crime branch sleuths have learnt that theduo was allegedly involved in three incidents of vehicle lifting from Dhantoli,Tehsil...
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scheme designed to encourage people from minority groups to report hate crime has been launched in Tayside.The Tayside Police Remote Reporting service will allow members of the public to report crimes without having to speak to an officer directly.Victims can fill in a form which will be available on the Tayside Police website.A number of groups have already signed up to the service, including Deaf...
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Luxury lifestyle provider Damac Properties has announced its sponsorship for the '2nd International Sports against Crime' conference scheduled to be held at Dubai Police Officer Club on November 9th -12th, 2009.The conference will review the studies and field trials (local, Arab and international) in the positive influence of sport in relation to crime and the role of sports media in raising awareness...
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Oklahoma state senator plans to offer a bill in the spring legislative session that would give the state of Oklahoma the power to opt out of federal requirements for carrying out the newly amended hate crimes law.State Sen. Steve Russell, R-Oklahoma City, said the newly passed Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which extends hate crimes law protections to include actual...
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crime branch today arrested a former BPO employee and her agent for allegedly operating a sex racket through an escort service.Police Inspector Rajendra Bhamre of the Social Security Cell of Crime Branch said the duo carried out flesh trade in the name of Sisilya Escorts. Mr Bhamre said police, posing as client, called on a number the accused had given in a newspaper advertisement and places an order...
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After Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic's failure to appear at the start of his trial on genocide and war crimes charges CNN Senior International Correspondent Nic Robertson explains what happens next.How does the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) differ from the International Criminal Court (ICC)?The ICTY was set up by the United Nations in 1993 specifically...
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