Have you had a play with the new crime maps at www.police.uk yet? They're great fun.
My initial reaction is that they'll only serve to increase the general public's fear of crime for no good reason. I've looked at a few areas that I know to be very quiet and safe, and found 100 plus incidents reported in the last month.
They're also going to scare the high ranking officers that exist in ever force whose only concern seems to be our image.
I got an email from someone in another force who's been briefed this week by senior management to the effect that their force is recording too much and that they must no longer create incidents for piffling little calls that are going nowhere, but give advice and hang up without creating a log.
Coincidence? You decide.
