The need to enforce COVID-19 restrictions has distracted British police from tackling serious offences even though recorded crime fell during the pandemic, a new study has found.
Even though police in England and Wales recorded fewer crimes during the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic, they did not appear to get extra time to investigate more serious offences, according to a joint report (pdf) by the Police Foundation, the UK’s policing think tank, and the Crest Advisory consultancy.
