The parliamentary Public Administration Select Committee has published a savage critique of the police recording of crime, as the title suggests: Caught Redhanded: Why we can’t rely on Police Recorded Crime.

This is the PASC chair:
Poor data integrity reflects the poor quality of leadership within the police. Their compliance with the core values of policing, including accountability, honesty and integrity, will determine whether the proper quality of Police Recorded Crime data can be restored.
Link:http://www.parliament.uk/business/co...s-substantive/