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> Yes this is getting bad.

Actually, is getting better [1]. Somebody posted the link right above your comment.

> It happened to my father a few years ago [...]

And you assume that nothing changed since then.

[1]: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/nov/23/met-police-s...

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How can they say there has been a reduction when the people on 101 tell you to sod off and speak to your insurance company?

This has happened to two people I know in 2018.

Mate, I think you might have some logic issues... I doubt the police told your friends to sod off. And what exactly did you expect them to do? Get 10 patrols, 1 heli in the air, organize a man hunt to find a bloody phone? Try reporting a crime that involves bodily harm or weapons, see how fast they react. It's a matter of priorities. There was an armed robbery at the off licence where I buy smokes from, the police was there in about 15 minutes after it happened, they chatted with everyone around (there is a pub right next door), they checked the cameras and it seems, as per the owner, they found the perpetrator. As a funny note, the dude managed to steal about 20 quid, all the store had in notes at the time. So chill, have a kitkat, stuff is getting better.

I’m not sure you understood. Regardless of whether they send out the helicopter, if they don’t take a report, the crime isn’t counted. You can’t say anything meaningful about whether crimes are getting more or less prevalent if your stats are bad.

You assume they didn't take the report based on what? On the OP suggesting the police told his friends to sod off?

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