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Criminal
damage
• Every week, 2 people are charged with criminal damage with the help of
Crimestoppers information in England &
Wales.
• More than 1,100,000 cases of criminal damage were reported in England & Wales
in the year 2005/2006.
Robbery
• More than 1 in 5 victims of robbery are aged between 11 and 15 years
old.
• Every week 3 people are charged with robbery with the help of Crimestoppers Information
in England & Wales.
• 28% of robberies involve a mobile phone.
Car
theft
• Approximately 50 vehicles are taken without consent every month in Stockton.
• The sentence for taking a vehicle without consent is up to 6 months imprisonment
(or possibly a fine and disqualification).
Drugs
• Almost 180,000 drugs offences were recorded in England & Wales in
the year 2005/2006.
• Last year more than £30million worth of illegal drugs were recovered
from information to Crimestoppers in England & Wales.
• Around 3/4 of crack and heroin users claim they commit crime to feed
their habit.
Graffiti
• It is estimated that cleaning up graffiti costs councils £27million
each year.
• Stockton council spends £37,000 per year on cleaning off graffiti.
Burglary
• Every week 6 people are charged with burglary with the help of Crimestoppers
Information in England & Wales.
• Almost 650,000 burglaries were reported in England & Wales in the
year 2005/2006.
Alcohol
• In 1999 there were approximately 1.2 million incidents of alcohol related
violence in England & Wales.
• Every day someone is charged with drink driving offences with the help
of Crimestoppers information in England & Wales.
Paedophiles
• Paedophiles can use the internet to groom young people...
• More than 1 in 10 11-18 year olds who use chat rooms say they have felt
they were talking to an adult posing as a child.
• 7% of these agreed to meet the person they had met on line.
Arson
• Every week, 55 people are injured and 1 or 2 people die in arson attacks
in England & Wales.
• Crimestoppers information leads to someone being charged with arson every
week in England & Wales.
Violent
crime
• Every week 6 people are charged with violent crime with the help of information
given to Crimestoppers in England & Wales.
• Every 6 days somebody is charged with murder or attempted murder as a
result of calls to Crimestoppers in England & Wales.
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