The chairman of the Police Federation has warned that police are reluctant to talk to journalists because of the “fear factor” in the wake of the Leveson report.
Steve Williams has spoken out in the wake of figures which showed the number of offences recorded by police last year fell by 8 per cent to 3.7m. The National Crime Survey suggests crime fell by 5 per cent to 8.9m offences.
According to the Daily Mail, Williams said: “The latest crime figures showed a 5 per cent fall in crime but, based on the anecdotes I’m getting, I am not sure that is the case. Pressure is being brought to bear on frontline officers on the way they are recording crime.
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