Crime Time
Crime figures in the UK are never particularly great.
The trend seems to be that as one crime statistic falls, another goes up. The fact is that crime certainly hasn’t fallen to any significant amount; prisons are still nearly at capacity with roughly 86,000 inmates and only capacity for an extra 1000-2000.
It may sound odd, but, these figures get even worse in times of recession. Recession has always typically led to an increase in crime. When you think about it, this is quite understandable. People tend to have less money either due to redundancy or maybe a pay cut or even just trying to save more just in case something unfortunate happens. A lot of these crimes are born out of desperation for money. For example, people are less inclined to pay for things such as road tax or insurance when money is tight, they see it as an unnecessary expense and it will only be a problem if/when they get caught. Even petty theft can increase as people steal in an effort to raise extra money.
With the increase in crime comes an increase in criminal records. This makes it even harder for people to get out of their financial difficulties. A criminal record never looks good to a potential employer, you could try to hide it, but, with criminal records checks available from PeopleChecking you’ll soon be found out. More and more companies are carrying out these criminal record checks as they quickly unveil any previous transgressions and reveal even more about a candidates background.
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