UK Poverty Trends 1996 – 2017
How do we explain the long term decline in UK Poverty rate, and its more recent increase?
Statistics
Crime and Deviance
Why has Police Recorded Crime Doubled in Three Years?
The number of violent crimes and sex offences recorded by police in England and Wales have more than doubled in
Domestic Abuse Trends England and Wales to 2022.
6.9% of women and 3.5% of men were victims of domestic abuse in England and Wales in 2022.
Crime and Deviance
Is the Surge in Hate Crime just due to an Increase in Reporting?
Has there been an increase in hate crime since Brexit? The Number of hate crimes reported to the police in
education
School Types in England and Wales – Statistical Overview…
As of 2017, there were over 250 000 children in ‘Converter Academies’, 86, 000 students in sponsored academies, and 170
research methods, Statistics
The most popular A Levels of 2017
Maths wins, with 88, 000 entries, followed by English (74, 000 entries) and just to prove we truly live in
Families and Households, Marriage, Divorce and Cohabitation
How many people are single?
An exploration of some of the problems of official statistics on ‘single people’
Crime and Deviance
Is Violent Crime Increasing?
According to the latest police recorded crime figures there has been a significant increase in crime in the last year:
Crime and Deviance, research methods, Sex and gender, Statistics
Explaining the Increase in Sex Crime Prosecutions
A fifth of Crown Prosecution cases are alleged sex crimes or domestic abuse. In fact, the proportion compared to all
Childhood, Families and Households
Is There a Crisis in Youth Mental Ill Health?
One in four teenage girls believe they are suffering from depression, according to a major study by University College London