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INCLUDES MOBILE PHONE AND GADGET COVER? rise in

Providing mobile phone and gadget
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£1,000 per claim, in the event of: Headline figures:

• Accidental damage Nearly 5 million offences

• Theft A 7 per cent increase in theft (up
118,774 offences)
• Accidental loss (mobile phones only) A 16 per cent increase in robberies
• Breakdown An 18 per cent increase in violence

against the person (up 175,060
offences)

The West Midlands Police A 20 per cent increase in knife crime (up
Federation Package 34, 703 offences) - the highest number
in seven years
scheme also includes UK
& European RAC Motor A 23 per cent increase in gun crime (up
6,375 offences)
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our communities, building intelligence,
per cent in the last year, the record
burglary (3 per cent), robbery (16 per
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And alarmingly recorded knife crime is
Critical Illness cover, up 20 per cent, the highest number in seven fight crime, supporting the vulnerable and per cent)
helping keep the peace.
Accident and Sickness years, alongside a 23 per cent increase in “The Government may say that police A 14 per cent increase in sexual
benefits and more... gun crime and an 18 per cent rise in violent forces can do more with less but the stark offences crimes (up 14,982 offences)
crime – and these figures do not include the reality is that the only thing you get for less including a 15 per cent increase in rape
ALL FOR recent terror attacks. is less – reduced investment in policing A 20 per cent increase in possession of
brings a reduced level of policing activity.”
The Office for National Statistics (ONS)

£24.15 * released its statistical bulletin on crime in David Wilson, professor of criminology at the A 39 per cent increase in public order
Tom’s views have been supported by
weapons
England and Wales for the year ending 31
March 2017 on 20 July, and highlighted in
Birmingham City University, who was
PER MONTH the introduction to the report that the quoted in The Times as saying: “We know A 26 per cent increase in murders (when
offences (up 78,697 offences)
increase was likely to reflect a range of
police numbers are at their lowest for
decades. The idea that there might not be
factors, which vary by crime type, including

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We are now seeing the consequences in
Fraud (3.4m) and computer misuse
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Steve White, chair of the Police
But Tom Cuddeford, chairman of West

Midlands Police Federation, believes it’s
Federation of England and Wales, has also
impossible not to link this increase with the pointed to a link between falling numbers further 5.2 million incidents – these are
experimental statistics.
drop in officer numbers. and increased crime
WANT TO ADD A PARTNER? Call us for more information “On the same day that new Home Office He said: “What more of a wake-up call
figures show that we have the lowest officer does the Government need? Officer numbers fundamental in tackling both traditional
numbers since 1985, the Office for National are dropping consistently every year yet our crimes like burglary (up by three per cent)
Mobile phones/Gadgets must be less than 36 months old at commenecement of cover, with valid proof of purchase. Statistics released its latest statistics members are having to deal with not only and the terror threat.”
Full cover details including exclusions and limitations can be found in the policy wordings which are available from bulletin on workforce statistics,” says Tom. more crimes, but the most unimaginable Steve added: “Government needs to start
the Federation office or George Burrows “While it may just be a coincidence that atrocities such as those in Westminster and to invest now in backing the police service so
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don’t think anyone could fail to link these “Particularly worrying is the drop in which is the safety and security of citizens.
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