| 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. Other Home Office surveys have been undertaken to
capture the extent and costs of crime to the retail and manufacturing
sector (The
Commercial Victimisation Survey, Shury et al 2005). |
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| Tables: |
| 1.01 |
When burglaries occurred |
| 1.02 |
Point
of entry in burglaries |
| 1.03 |
Method
of entry in burglaries |
| 1.04 |
Damage
in burglary |
| 1.05 |
Cost
of items damaged in burglaries |
| 1.06 |
Items
stolen – burglary with entry |
| 1.07 |
Cost
of items stolen – burglary with entry |
| 1.08 |
Contact
with offenders in burglaries |
| 1.09 |
Offender
characteristics in burglaries |
| 1.10 |
Emotional impact of burglary |
| 1.11 |
Perceived seriousness of burglary |
| 1.12 |
Home
security trends, 1994 to 2004/05 BCS |
| 1.13 |
Home security: reasons for improvements made |
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Burglary
tables (Excel)
Note: Revisions made to Table 1.13 in Dec 2006.
Please see table footnote for more details. |
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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
of vehicle-related thefts |
| 2.03 |
Location
and timing of vehicle-related thefts |
| 2.04 |
Method
of entry in vehicle related thefts, 1996 to 2004/05 BCS |
| 2.05 |
Stolen
vehicles returned to owners: rates of return and damage, 1996
to 2004/05 BCS |
| 2.06 |
Items stolen in vehicle-related thefts |
| 2.07 |
Cost of damage and stolen items – thefts from vehicles |
| 2.08 |
Cost
of stolen vehicles and items – thefts of vehicles |
| 2.09 |
Emotional
impact of vehicle-related thefts |
| 2.10 |
Perceived seriousness of vehicle-related thefts |
| 2.11 |
Vehicle
security precautions, 1992 to 2004/05 BCS |
| 2.12 |
Vehicle
security precautions on cars targeted in thefts |
| 2.13 |
Age
of stolen cars and vans |
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theft tables (Excel) |
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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: |
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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 |
When
thefts from the person and other thefts of personal property
occurred |
| 3.02 |
Where
theft occurred – theft from the person |
| 3.03 |
Where
theft occurred – other theft of personal property |
| 3.04 |
Items
stolen – theft from the person and other theft of personal
property |
| 3.05 |
Cost
of stolen items – theft from the person and other theft
of personal property |
| 3.06 |
Emotional
impact of theft from the person and other theft of personal
property |
| 3.07 |
Perceived
seriousness of theft from the person and other theft of personal
property |
| 3.08 |
Offences
included in ‘other household theft’ |
| 3.09 |
When
bicycle and other household thefts occurred |
| 3.10 |
Where
theft occurred – bicycle theft |
| 3.11 |
Items
stolen – other household theft |
| 3.12 |
Cost
of stolen items – bicycle and other household theft |
| 3.13 |
Emotional
impact of bicycle and other household theft |
| 3.14 |
Perceived
seriousness of bicycle and other household theft |
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Personal
and other theft tables (Excel)
Note: Revisions made to Table 3.11 in Dec 2006.
Please see table footnote for more details. |
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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 |
Timing
of criminal damage |
| 4.02 |
Location
of offences – criminal damage to vehicles |
| 4.03 |
Type
of damage in criminal damage offences |
| 4.04 |
Cost
of criminal damage |
| 4.05 |
Emotional
impact of criminal damage |
| 4.06 |
Perceived
seriousness of criminal damage |
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damage tables (Excel) |
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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 (Walby and Allen, 2004). |
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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 |
| 5.08 |
Perceived
seriousness 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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| Shury,
J. (2005) Crime against retail and manufacturing premises:
findings from the 2002 Commercial Victimisation Survey. Home
Office Online Report 37/05 London: Home Office. |
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| Walby,
S. and Allen, J. (2004) Domestic violence, sexual assault
and stalking: Findings from the British Crime Survey. Home
Office Research Study No. 276. London: Home Office. |
