Assaults with thefts
January 22, 2007
Had another robbery today that was crimed as an assault with a theft. Makes me shake my head and tut. CID are well trained officers with time on their hands to deal with these sorts of jobs but crime recording figures urge police to avoid criming robberies and burglarly dwellings where possible. Recording figures only seems to encourage forces to misreport crimes as something other than what they truly are and as a result the public suffer with a lesser service. And don’t get me started on National Crime Recording Standards. I’ll save that rant for another day.
Makes me shake my head I tell you.
