General Article ‘Abysmal’ statistics show more than 90% of crimes unsolved, says Labour

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The proportion of crimes that resulted in a charge or summons was 5.7 per cent.

By Dominic McGrath

Only 5.7 per cent of crimes were solved by police last year, according to new figures, as Labour condemned the government’s ‘abysmal’ record on law and order.

Home Office data for England and Wales, released earlier this month, revealed the proportion of crimes that resulted in a charge or summons was 5.7 per cent, although that figure represented a small increase on the previous year.

The data,...

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