The leaked report notes that the trend in reported robberies and related charges diverged after 2014 ...
Robberies left-hand scale
Charges right-hand scale
100,000
20,000
80,000
16,000
60,000
12,000
40,000
8,000
20,000
4,000
0
0
2007
09
11
13
15
17
... implying that fewer robbers were being caught. Police numbers were cut by 5% over the same period
Police officers in England and Wales
Full-time equivalent, thousands
145
140
135
130
125
120
04
06
08
10
12
14
16
17
The leaked report notes that the trend in reported robberies and related charges diverged after 2014 ...
... implying that fewer robbers were being caught. Police numbers were cut by 5% over the same period
Robberies left-hand scale
Police officers in England and Wales
Full-time equivalent, thousands
Charges right-hand scale
100,000
20,000
145
80,000
16,000
140
60,000
12,000
135
40,000
8,000
130
20,000
4,000
125
0
0
120
2007
09
11
13
15
17
04
06
08
10
12
14
16
17