Crime in Greater Manchester

Crime in Greater Manchester has the second-highest incidence in England and Wales after Greater London.^{[improper synthesis? (See discussion.)]}^[1]^{[failed verification]} Crime in Greater Manchester is the responsibility of the GMP (Greater Manchester Police and its chief constable Ian Hopkins).^{[dubious – discuss]} Its PCC was abolished in May 2017.^{[not verified in body]}

Bamfurlong police station in November 2005

History

Greater Manchester is the second-largest metropolitan area in the UK outside of London. The area had around 334,000 recorded crimes in 2018, compared to around 165,000 for Lancashire and around 134,000 for Merseyside.^[2] Similar to Greater Manchester's number of crimes are West Yorkshire (291,000 in 2018), West Midlands (252,000 in 2018) and Kent (197,000). The Metropolitan Police had 835,000 recorded crimes in 2018.

Types of crime

Violence against the person

Violence against the person accounts for 17% of total crime in the city.^{[citation needed]}

Criminal damage accounts for 10% of total crime.^{[citation needed]}

Burglary

For the quarter ending in December, 2020, the burglary rate in Greater Manchester was 1.96 crimes per thousand residents. The subsequent burglary rate reached a high of 2.33 crimes per thousand residents in the quarter ending in December 2021, and was as low as 1.40 crimes per thousand residents for the quarter ending December 2022.^[3]

Motoring

Around 124,000 speeding motorists were caught from 2018 to 2019, the most in the UK, and around 2,600 more than London.^{[citation needed]}

Nexus House, the headquarters of GMP in 2011

Terrorism

During the Troubles, the Provisional IRA carried out the 1996 Manchester Bombing using a lorry bomb, the largest bomb detonated in Great Britain since the Second World War.^[4] The attack left 212 injured, but caused no fatalities, and resulted in about £700 million worth of damage.^[5] Manchester had earlier been bombed by the IRA in a 1992 attack, also resulting in no fatalities.^[6]

In 2017, an Islamist extremist suicide bomber detonated a shrapnel-laden bomb, targeting people leaving Manchester Arena following an Ariana Grande concert. Twenty-three people were killed, including the bomber, and 239 were physically injured,^[7] in the deadliest terrorist attack in the United Kingdom since the 7 July 2005 London bombings.^[8]

Areas

When talking about the most dangerous areas of Manchester; Moss Side, Salford, Cheetham Hill, Longsight, and Oldham are the places where criminal and illegal activities are on the top.

Facilities

The National Ballistics Intelligence Service (NABIS), known as the Northern NABIS Hub,^[9] is in Manchester, where the organisation works with the Integrated Ballistics Identification System (IBIS).^[relevant?]

References

^ Crime and policing in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
^ ONS crime statistics for England and Wales
^ "Compare your area". Greater Manchester Police. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
^ King, Ray (2006). Detonation: Rebirth of a City. Warrington, United Kingdom: Clear Publications. p. 139. ISBN 0-9552621-0-0.
^ "Countdown to terror". BBC. 21 June 2006. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
^ Foster, Jonathan; McKittrick, David (4 December 1992). "IRA widens bomb campaign: Manchester shoppers hurt as attacks on commerce switch away from London". The Independent. Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
^ French, P.; Barrett, A.; Allsopp, K.; Williams, R.; Brewin, C. R.; Hind, D.; Sutton, R.; Stancombe, J.; Chitsabesan, P. (2019). "Psychological screening of adults and young people following the Manchester Arena incident". BJPsych Open. 5 (5): e85. doi:10.1192/bjo.2019.61. PMC 6788223. PMID 31533867.
^ Kerslake, Bob; Independent panel members (27 March 2018). "The Kerslake Report: An independent review into the preparedness for, and emergency response to, the Manchester Arena attack on 22nd May 2017" (PDF). www.kerslakearenareview.co.uk. p. 3. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
^ NABIS

External links

Policing in Greater Manchester

[1] Crime and policing in England, Wales and Northern Ireland

[2] ONS crime statistics for England and Wales

[3] "Compare your area". Greater Manchester Police. Retrieved 15 July 2024.

[4] King, Ray (2006). Detonation: Rebirth of a City. Warrington, United Kingdom: Clear Publications. p. 139. ISBN 0-9552621-0-0.

[5] "Countdown to terror". BBC. 21 June 2006. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2023.

[6] Foster, Jonathan; McKittrick, David (4 December 1992). "IRA widens bomb campaign: Manchester shoppers hurt as attacks on commerce switch away from London". The Independent. Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2023.

[7] French, P.; Barrett, A.; Allsopp, K.; Williams, R.; Brewin, C. R.; Hind, D.; Sutton, R.; Stancombe, J.; Chitsabesan, P. (2019). "Psychological screening of adults and young people following the Manchester Arena incident". BJPsych Open. 5 (5): e85. doi:10.1192/bjo.2019.61. PMC 6788223. PMID 31533867.

[8] Kerslake, Bob; Independent panel members (27 March 2018). "The Kerslake Report: An independent review into the preparedness for, and emergency response to, the Manchester Arena attack on 22nd May 2017" (PDF). www.kerslakearenareview.co.uk. p. 3. Retrieved 27 March 2018.

[9] NABIS

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