UK JAIL RATE FOR FRAUD FALLS ALMOST 95% IN A DECADE
July 21st, 2023
The UK jail rate for fraud has fallen almost 95% in a decade, with fewer than one in 3,000 offences ending up with a criminal conviction and prison term, according to an analysis by the opposition Labour Party. It berated this “collapse” in convictions for Britain’s most common crime. “The chances of being a victim of fraud in our country are now almost 200 times greater than the chances that the perpetrator of that fraud will go to prison,” said Labour’s Shadow Attorney General, Emily Thornberry, in an emailed statement setting out the analysis of ...
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