tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post4246053852543649637..comments2023-12-23T09:28:20.869+00:00Comments on The View from Cullingworth: Police, crime and public honesty - a statistical lessonUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post-80508496200956064202012-07-19T21:03:55.498+01:002012-07-19T21:03:55.498+01:00If someone scams your credit or debit card, try re...If someone scams your credit or debit card, try reporting it to Plod.<br /><br />Plod will say, "Talk to your bank".<br />Your bank refunds the money, you go away happy. The bank takes the hit as part of its business model.<br /><br />Yet a clear crime of fraud/theft has happened, one of many tens of thousands a year, but none are recorded as crimes. And you wonder there's an apparent reduction in 'reported' crime ?<br /><br />No reduction in crime, just in 'reported' crime.<br /><br />It is also reported that murders are at the lowest level for 30 years. But that's only because huge numbers are now classified as manslaughter, unlawful killing or any other definition. Try getting them to admit to the total number of 'homicides', the catch-all term for one person killed by another, surprisingly that's not gone down at all. Fun what you can do with definitions, innit ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com