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13 December 2008, 09:17 AM

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Home Office accused of releasing selective knife crime figures | UK news | The Guardian

I guess a leopard can't change it's spots.

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13 December 2008, 09:44 AM

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See some *explanation* of the figures here ... BBC NEWS | The Reporters | Mark Easton's UK

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13 December 2008, 10:41 AM

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I seem to remember also that the police were guilty of failing to report all cases of crime which occurred. This of course made it look as though the crime figures were reducing which is nice for the authorities, and it makes the police "targets" look so much more fullfilled!

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