British Crime Survey

E BRITISH CRIME SURVEY The first British Crime Survey (BCS) was carried out in 1982, collecting information about people's experiences of crime in1981. Level of recorded and unrecorded crime, 1981 and 2005/06 BCS Unrecorded crime 2,500 1981 Recorded crime 2005/06 BCS 1,000 500 Vandalism Theft Burglary Theft of Wounding from motor Vandalism Theft Burglary Theft of Wounding motor vehicle vehicle from motor motor vehicle vehicle Trends in BCS and police recorded crime, 1981 to 2005/06 25,000 Increase of app. 4 million adults 20,000 in England and Wales 1981 2004/05 App. 39 million adults App. 43 million adults 15,000 10,000 Total BCS crime Police recorded crime 5,000 1981 1983 1987 1991 1993 1995 1997 Fentimans solicitors & estate agents www.fentimans.co.uk Source: http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110218135832/rds.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs07/bcs25.pdf Numbers of crimes (thousands) 1999 2000 2001/2 2002/3 2003/4 2004/5 2005/6