... very conscious of the rise in crime nd ask them to play their part in counteracting this recent scalation. ~rime costs the country a tunity. Before any crime is committed there must be an opportunity for the thief. Most crimes, particularly theft, are committed ...

... Crime conference VICTIMS of crime in the North-east are to gather in Aberdeen on Thursday for a conference aimed at identifying ways of improving how the justice system and society relate to them. The meeting, hosted by Victim Support Aberdeen, will cover ...

... Crime nse is blamed on drink EtRAMATIC increases in reports of robbery and violence are revealed in official figures published today. Hdme Secretary Jack Straw admitted he was “concerned by the rising level street crime across England and Wales. ,J|£ ...

... 100,000 crimes over the next three years. To do that he proposed tough new penalties for the 100,000- strong criminal hiudcore blamed for SO% of all crime. Conviction rates have halved over the last two decades, from 18% of all recorded crime in 1980 ...

... crimes Tim Pauling \t >K I I \St MSI' Kk lukl i .xhhc.u! prtx-.mg iho 1 liiKc to stop viiplc i'ijimittmL' cmiK' ■ ■ill b.iil The lo ihc I i>rd Ad\>«.,ue \eslcrita> eu'hamje at Sa'ttish Parlianu’ni quotum time When Mr lavhhead pressed ihe Total VHoeate ...

... Crime: People in Scotland are less worried about crime than they were in 1996, a survey has revealed. KAREN ALLAN examines what the statistics mean CRIME it is happening in streets and houses all over Scotland, from city centres to rural backwaters. Given ...

... on crime takes to the streets A COMMUNITY safety operation to show residents how they can help tackle crime in their area was hailed a success by police yesterday. The one-day initiative, Operation Oslo, was mounted in lorry on Tuesday by police and traffic ...

... No crime POLICE yesterday ruled out crime after the bodies of two young men were found In a car in a garage at Flatts Road, Barnard Castle. Co. Durham, at the weekend. ...

... crimes BOSNIAN Serb accused of a squalid detention amp where Muslims and othrs were tortured and at least Acre killed yesterday denied .ommitting war crimes and .rimes against humanity. At his arraignment before the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in flic ...

... recovery of stolen vehicles. The move comes as Grampian Police joins forces with a national crime revention initiative — specific to target the growth of car crime in the region. Hundreds of e- stoppers posters have been sent to Cc shops and libraries across ...

... crimes verdict hailed BRITAIN yesterday welcomed the jailing of five Croats who killed more than 100 Muslim men, women and children in an an attack on a Bosnian village. The United Nations war crimes tribunal at The Hague, in the Netherlands, sentenced ...

... crime busters MORE than 5000 unemployed people have found work on local crime-prevention schemes during the first year of the Government’s Qommunity Programme. Home Secretary Douglas Hurd said today. In addition £6 million from the Urban Programme a scheme ...