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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/02/suspect-identified-in-only-one-in-10-bicycle-theft-cases-in-england-and-wales

1 in 10 identified, less than 1 in 50 charged!


 
Posted : 02/01/2023 10:10 am
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The thread is about bike thefts, for those who don't want to click through


 
Posted : 02/01/2023 10:11 am
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In line with most other thefts then, sadly.


 
Posted : 02/01/2023 11:54 am
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sadly.

And obviously. Crimes against the person can only happen when a person is present so unless they're dead then theres always a witness. The opportunity for crimes against property are pretty much always circumstances when theres nobody watching. The 'evidence' of a bike theft is basically 'the bike that I think was still in the shed yesterday wasnt there this morning when I looked' The crime scene is..... a bike not being there anymore. It seems remarkable that in as many as 10% thefts theres any grounds to even vaguely suspect who did it.


 
Posted : 02/01/2023 12:07 pm
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R4 PM now (2nd Jan 2023, 17:28).


 
Posted : 02/01/2023 6:35 pm