The PM and the policing minister have both claimed in recent weeks that “overall crime” has fallen by about 50% since 2010. But the crime survey figures this claim is based on don’t count fraud or computer misuse.
found that cases of criminals using stolen bank cards to make fraudulent transactions “increased by 103% between 2011 and 2016, from 709,000 to approximately 1.4 million incidents”.
Sir David Norgrove said: “If fraud and computer misuse are counted in total crime as they should be, total crime in fact increased by 14 per cent between the year ending September 2019 and the year ending September 2021.” Mr Sunak’s recent comments have also been examined by the UKSA, after Labour MP Emily Thornberry complained about the PM’s claim that “since the Conservatives came into power, crime is down 50%”.In, UKSA chair Sir Robert Chote wrote: “As you highlight in your letter, the UK Statistics Authority has in the past advised that fraud and computer misuse should be included in statements about overall crime wherever possible.
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