measuring crime
more attention placed on certain crimes
sexual crime- however being reported from years ago and now// social media helped this to happen
British crime survey (2000)
look at other groups more (ethnic minorities, inner city)
response rate for surveys is really high (80%)
20,000 households interviewed
20% dont respond
focus on something in the media
political contributes
police statistic
if it is crime it goes through further investigation
question people, can lead to arrests
decide if its crime or not
prosecution
police investigate
if found guilty then its recorded as a crime
reported crime to police
BBC (2018) 5.3 million crimes recorded// BCS believes crime is going down
2009- gun crime has doubled since labour came into power