Gun crime highest for a decade for four police forces
In February 2019 we reported on new figures showing that West Yorkshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Cheshire police handled more incidents in 2017-18 than in any year since 2007-08.
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Quotes and interviews
- Gavin Williams, Assistant Chief Constable, Wiltshire Police
- Statement, Cambridgeshire Police
- Detective Chief Inspector Duncan Young, Bedfordshire Police
- Mrs Foster, wife of gun crime victim
Visualisation
- Line chart: Gun crime in England and Wales 2002-2018
- Bar chart: Age of firearm crime victims in 2017-18 (percentages by age group)
- Bar chart: Firearms offences in England and Wales - Percentage change 2016-17 to 2017-18