The report is from the NPCC. Here is another report of theirs on the difference between crime levels and reporting levels: > A significant contributory factor

The report is from the NPCC. Here is another report of theirs on the difference between crime levels and reporting levels: > A significant contributory factor to the increase in recorded crime is the 30 per cent increase in records of violence without injury, and 37 per cent rise in records of sexual offences. NPCC analysis with police forces suggests that increases are as a result of improved recording practices and greater victim confidence to report and do not indicate a marked rise in offending https://news.npcc.police.uk/releases/stats-show-crime-falling-police-recording-becoming-more-accurate https://news.npcc.police.uk/releases/stats-show-crime-fallin... A similar situation with hate crimes: https://news.npcc.police.uk/releases/increases-in-hate-crime-incidents-driven-by-better-reporting https://news.npcc.police.uk/releases/increases-in-hate-crime... Also, the actual source of the current story: https://news.npcc.police.uk/releases/call-to-action-as-violence-against-women-and-girls-epidemic-deepens-1 https://news.npcc.police.uk/releases/call-to-action-as-viole...