Most victims of burglary, robbery and theft are being failed by police and are not being given the justice they deserve - watchdog
The damning report found charge rates "unacceptable and unsustainable" for the vast majority of burglary victims, following a backdrop of shocking figures.
Andy Cooke, HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary, said failing to target burglary, robbery, and theft - classed as serious acquisitive crime - "damages public confidence in policing". Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services found that in 71% of burglary reports it examined, police had not given victims any advice on how to preserve the crime scene during their initial call, meaning vital evidence may have been lost.
Forces were also found to often lack capacity to investigate and, in some instances, the capability of officers was called into question due to a lack of practical skills and lack of access to joint tasking or problem-solving processes. The report pointed to a national detective shortage and a large number of inexperienced officers as contributing factors to poorer responses, as well as pressure on operators to take 999 calls and collect the "bare minimum" of information from victims.
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