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Home Office data for England and Wales revealed the proportion of crimes that resulted in a charge or summons was 5.7% over the 12-month period from April 2022 onwards. 2.3 million crimes were dropped without a suspect being found. The charge rate for sexual offences was 3.6%, with rape at 2.1%, and 6.5% of robbery offences. Yvette Cooper said that over 90% of crimes are going unsolved with more criminals being let off and more victims being let down. The Home Office said, ‘Since 2010, our communities are safer. Neighbourhood crimes including burglary, robbery and theft are down 51% and serious violent crime is down 46%.’ Pray for more individuals from fields such as business fraud investigations and child protection to be recruited into the police force. Pray for the government to fulfil their promise to improve public confidence by getting their resourcing right so that they catch more criminals.

Kyrees Sullivan, 16, and Harvey Evans, 15, died in a bike crash in Cardiff. Shortly afterwards rumours spread across social media that they were being chased by the police when they crashed. The rumour spread like wildfire and sparked a riot. 150 masked vandals set vehicles alight and aimed missiles and fireworks at police, injuring 15. 12 were hospitalised. The clean-up operation will cost about £22,500. The vicar at the local church said, ‘I can't even begin to imagine the amount of pain and grief the family of Kyrees and Harvey will be feeling. It is absolutely vital that communication between the police and community is handled properly. This community is very difficult to police. We have some people who are very antagonistic towards police; a police presence anywhere will wind them up.’ May God’s peace fill the atmosphere in this community and for police enquiries to run smoothly. See