Nottingham Post commented Crime across Nottinghamshire rises by almost 10 per cent

Crime across Nottinghamshire has risen by almost 10 per cent.New figures reveal offences involving violence against the person have shot up by 25 per cent and there has also been a huge rise of 67 per cent in reports of sexual offences - although many of these are believed to be historic.There were 5,500 more crimes in the county between July last year and the end of June this year – a rise of eight per cent when compared with the year before. This is double the rise of four per cent...