More crime, more victims, fewer police - Police Federation responds to ONS statistics

The Government needs to talk less and do more as stark statistics further highlight the true extent of the violent crime epidemic gripping the country, says vice-chair of the Police Federation of England and Wales.

Police-recorded crime figures released today (25 April) by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) shows crime is continuing to rise in all but a handful of categories.

Over the year to December 2018 offences involving knives or sharp instruments went up by 6% to 40,829 making it the highest since records began.