North Yorkshire Crime Falls but Robberies Increase

Wednesday, 27 March 2024 06:00

By Matthew Pells

North Yorkshire's crime figures showed an increase in robbery last month.

Overall crime levels in the county fell but there were increases in both vehicle crime and robbery.

Assistant Chief Constable - Catherine Clarke - says the increase in robbery is not unusual for the time of year.

The number of Burglaries and violent crimes in North Yorkshire fell last month, but there were increases in vehicle crime and robbery.

New figures show that overall crime fell to a three year low.

Acting Chief Constable - Elliot Foskett explains the increase in robberies.

Crime data for the last 12 months (March 2023-February 2024) shows that North Yorkshire has lower instances of crime per person than the English average with the exception of Bicycle theft.

	Crime Count	NYP Rate per 1000 population	England & Wales rate per 1000 population
Violence Against The Person	19756	24.15	35.26
Arson & Criminal Damage	5093	6.23	8.78
Theft: Shoplifting	4970	6.08	6.12
Theft: All Other Theft	3880	4.74	8.58
Public Order Offences	3626	4.43	9.66
Burglary	2371	2.9	4.57
Fraud	2322	2.84	19.29
Sexual Offences	2124	2.6	3.24
Vehicle Offences	2006	2.45	6.72
Drug Offences	1476	1.8	3.02
Theft: Bicycle Theft	1164	1.42	1.24
Misc Crimes Against Society	963	1.18	2.01
Possession Of Weapons	428	0.52	0.98
Theft: Theft From Person	255	0.31	1.95
Robbery	225	0.28	1.3

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