Crime rate drop bucks UK trend.NORTH Yorkshire Police North Yorkshire Police is the Home Office police force covering the non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire and the unitary authority of York in northern England.The force covers England's largest county and comprises of three area command units. today welcomed a substantial drop in vehicle theft and burglary burglary, at common law, the breaking and entering of a dwelling house of another at night with the intent to commit a felony, whether the intent is carried out or not. offences - bucking the national trend. From April to June 2009 compared to the same three months in 2008 - the force recorded a drop in domestic burglary of 238 offences, or 36.4%. Thefts from vehicles fell by 145 offences - a 16.6% drop. Thefts of vehicles fell by 19 offences, a 6.2% decrease. Overall, serious acquisitive crime fell by 20%, despite a national increase in such offences during the last 12 months. North Yorkshire Police Chief Constable Noun 1. Chief Constable - the head of the police force in a county (or similar area) Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; Grahame Maxwell revealed the figures ahead of a performance report to be delivered to North Yorkshire Police Authority on August 21. For total crime, the force is 431 offences under its own target. During the three month period, the force recorded the lowest levels of crime per 1,000 residents in England. CAPTION(S): GREAT RESULTS: North Yorkshire Police Chief Constable Grahame Maxwell, left, |
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