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| Police on patrol in Brigg |
Our town is seeing little more than one crime reported a day. One too many, some may feel, but we are fortunate to live in a community which, overall, sees very little crime, compared to many locations.
Police.uk has supplied the following figures to us:
| September 2013 | October 2013 | |
|---|---|---|
| All crime | 48 | 38 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 17 | 10 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 | 0 |
| Burglary | 2 | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 | 12 |
| Drugs | 2 | 0 |
| Other crime | 0 | 2 |
| Other theft | 3 | 4 |
| Possession of weapons | 0 | 0 |
| Public order | 1 | 0 |
| Robbery | 1 | 0 |
| Shoplifting | 4 | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 0 | 0 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 | 1 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 11 | 7 |
Police.uk which provides these "stats" says: "Please visit http://www.police.uk/shape/ChzFpj/ for more information including outcomes for these crimes and contact information for your local policing team."
PLACES SEEING MOST CRIMES DURING OCTOBER
7 - On or near Old School Close
3 - On or near Preston Drive
3 - On or near Waters Edge (right on the boundary with Scawby and Broughton).