Problem
Unreported crimes
Nature:
A large number of crimes are not reported because of public tolerance to certain types of crime and to the increasing rate of crime. Incidence:
The British Crime Survey estimated a total of 15 million crimes in England and Wales in 1991, two-thirds of which were unreported. It suggests that while 99% of car theft and 92% of burglaries (where loss is suffered) are reported to police, only 50% or fewer of many other offences (robbery, woundings, thefts) are reported. More crimes are being reported than when the survey began in 1982, largely because of wider insurance. Broader Problems:
CrimeUnrecorded knowledgeInadequate prevention of crimeAvoidance of negative feedback Narrower Problems:
Criminal usuryUnreported rapeUnreported businessesUndocumented violations of human rights Related Problems:
Underreported issues Aggravates:
Unsolved crimesUnreported violenceUnreported accidentsInadequate evidence to convict known offenders Strategies:
Holding truth commissionReporting crimes Values:
CrimeUnreported Subject(s):
Communication → Unpublished??Societal Problems → Crime??
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
01.01.2000 – 00:00 CET