| 1. Nature of burglary |
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| Domestic burglary includes: |
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burglary
with entry – incidents
in which the offender entered the dwelling as a trespasser
with the intention of committing theft, rape, grievous bodily
harm or unlawful damage. The offender must have entered the
property but need not have carried out his/her intention;
and |
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attempted
burglary – incidents in which there
is clear evidence that the offender tried to enter the dwelling
as a trespasser but failed. |
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| Burglary does not necessarily
entail the theft (or attempted theft) of property or involve
forced entry (for example, it may be through an open window
or involve the use of false pretences). The BCS does not
collect information about burglary of commercial premises. |
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| Tables: |
| 1.01 |
When
burglaries occurred |
| 1.02 |
Contact with offenders in burglaries |
| 1.03 |
Offender characteristics in burglaries |
| 1.04 |
Point of entry in burglaries |
| 1.05 |
Method of entry in burglaries |
| 1.06 |
Home security trends, 1994 to 2002/03 BCS |
| 1.07 |
Home security: reasons for improvements made |
| 1.08 |
Home
security: reasons for not making improvements |
| 1.09 |
Damage
in burglary |
| 1.10 |
Cost
of items damaged in burglaries |
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| 2. Nature of vehicle-related theft |
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| Vehicle-related theft
includes: |
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theft and attempted theft of vehicles
(where the vehicle itself was the target); and |
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theft from vehicles (where the target
was property in the vehicle or component parts of it). |
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| Vehicles within the
scope of the BCS are non-commercial cars, vans, motorbikes,
scooters and mopeds. |
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| Tables: |
| 2.01 |
Timing of vehicle-related thefts |
| 2.02 |
Location and timing of vehicle-related thefts |
| 2.03 |
Method
of entry in vehicle-related thefts, 1996 to 2002/03 |
| 2.04 |
Vehicle security precautions, 1992 to 2002/03 BCS |
| 2.05 |
Vehicle security precautions on cars targeted in thefts |
| 2.06 |
Age of stolen cars and vans |
| 2.07 |
Recovery and damage to stolen vehicles, 1996 to 2002/03
BCS |
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| 3. Nature of personal
and other theft |
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| The BCS also covers
other types of theft and attempted theft. These include: |
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theft
from the person – includes
snatch theft from the person (force may have been used to
snatch property that the victim was carrying) and stealth
theft (respondent was unaware of property they were carrying
or near to them being stolen) and attempted snatch or stealth
theft; |
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other
theft of personal property – includes
theft of items the respondent was not holding or carrying
at the time, e.g. items left in cloakrooms. The respondent
was not in their home during the incident; |
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other
household theft – includes
theft in a dwelling (theft committed inside a home by somebody
who was entitled to be there, e.g. workmen), theft from a
meter (theft from meters inside dwellings) and burglary and
attempted burglary from a non-connected domestic garage/outhouse;
and |
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theft of bicycles. |
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| Tables: |
| 3.01 |
Items
stolen – theft from the person and other thefts
of personal property |
| 3.02 |
Where
theft occurred – theft from the person |
| 3.03 |
Where
theft occurred – other theft of personal property |
| 3.04 |
Cost
of items stolen – theft from the person
and other theft of personal property |
| 3.05 |
Emotional impact of theft from the person and other
theft of personal property |
| 3.06 |
Offences
included in ‘other household theft’ |
| 3.07 |
Items
stolen – other household theft |
| 3.08 |
Where
theft occurred – bicycle theft |
| 3.09 |
Cost
of items stolen – theft of a bicycle and
other household theft |
| 3.10 |
Emotional impact of bicycle theft and other household
theft |
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| 4. Nature of criminal
damage |
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| Criminal
damage in the BCS covers incidents against private property.
This is
defined as incidents involving intentional and malicious
damage to victims’ personal property, homes or vehicles.
It does not include accidental damage or incidents that do
not incur financial cost to the victim to repair the damage. |
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| Tables: |
| 4.01 |
Type of damage in criminal damage offences |
| 4.02 |
Location of offences of criminal damage to vehicles |
| 4.03 |
Cost of criminal damage |
| 4.04 |
Emotional impact of criminal damage |
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| 5. Nature of violent
crime |
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| Violent crime as measured
by the BCS includes: |
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common assault; |
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wounding; |
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robbery; and |
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snatch theft (although the low numbers
of snatch thefts picked up in the survey means it cannot
provide robust estimates of the nature of these incidents). |
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| Violence as measured
by the BCS can be classified into four sub-groups: |
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domestic; |
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mugging; |
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stranger; and |
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acquaintance. |
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| Domestic
violence – includes
all violent incidents, excluding mugging, which involve partners,
ex-partners, household members or other relatives. A computerised
self-completion module was included in the 1996 BCS to improve
estimates of domestic violence (Mirrlees-Black, 1999) and
a similar module was included in the 2001 BCS questionnaire. |
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| Mugging – this
is a popular rather than a legal term, comprising robbery,
attempted robbery, and snatch theft from the person. The
BCS does not cover muggings against those aged under 16 or
those not living in private households. |
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| Stranger
violence – includes
common assaults and woundings in which the victim did not
know any of the offenders in any way. |
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| Acquaintance
violence – comprises
woundings and common assault in which the victim knew one
or more of the offenders, at least by sight. |
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| Tables: |
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| 5.01 |
Victim/offender relationship in violent incidents |
| 5.02 |
Location of violent incidents |
| 5.03 |
When violent incidents occurred |
| 5.04 |
Offender characteristics in violent incidents |
| 5.05 |
Whether offender/s under the influence of drink or drugs
in violent incidents |
| 5.06 |
Use of weapons in violent incidents |
| 5.07 |
Emotional
impact of violent incidents |
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| Violence tables (Excel) |
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| REFERENCES |
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| Mirrlees-Black, C.
(1999) Domestic violence: Findings from a new British Crime
Survey self-completion questionnaire. Home Office Research
Study No. 191. London: Home Office. |
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A separate publication
on the current situation with violent crime is now available.
RDS
OLR 18/04 - Violent
crime in England and Wales |
