According to the British "Daily Telegraph" ** local time on December 28**, more than half of the police force in the United Kingdom is ineffective in handling cases, so that the case completion rate has fallen to a record-breaking low.
According to official watchdog reports, more than half of the British police force failed to properly investigate crimes.
Of the 43 police forces in England and Wales, 22 were considered by respondents to be "inadequate" or "in need of improvement" in investigating crime – the two worst performance ratings.
As a result of their mistakes, which led to an all-time low in the rate of solving crimes, these units will face an investigation by the Royal Police Inspectorate next year.
The report said, ** missed clues to solve some burglaries, thefts and assaults, and did not arrive at the crime scene, search for evidence or arrest suspects in time.
The watchdog told The Telegraph that many police forces "face real challenges in answering and dealing with emergencies in a timely manner" and that the number of cases cracked following investigations is "unacceptably low".
If public trust and confidence are to be rebuilt, these issues must be quickly corrected and the high level of service that the public deserves," said a spokesperson for the Inspectorate, "We plan to carry out a special inspection of the investigation in 2024." ”
In the year to June this year, only 1 in 18 suspects were prosecuted for crimes reported to **, compared with 1 in 6 10 years ago, according to the Home Office.
The data comes from The Telegraph's analysis of the results of eight standard inspections in 2021-2022 for all 43 police forces.
None of the police forces were rated as "excellent" in investigating crime or responding to the public. "Excellent" is the highest of the 5 performance levels, followed by "Good", "Pass", "Needs Improvement" and "Insufficient".
Three police units were rated as "inadequate" in investigating crime and 19 were rated as "in need of improvement". Eight were assessed as "inadequate" in response to the public, and another 17 were considered "in need of improvement".
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