{"id":38760,"date":"2020-01-21T16:31:43","date_gmt":"2020-01-21T16:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=38760"},"modified":"2020-01-21T16:31:43","modified_gmt":"2020-01-21T16:31:43","slug":"fairwater-crime-lowest-in-three-years-according-to-new-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/01\/21\/fairwater-crime-lowest-in-three-years-according-to-new-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Fairwater crime lowest in three years, according to new data"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Some local people credit youth groups for the lower crime rate, while others say that people don&#8217;t bother reporting crimes anymore<\/h4>\n\n\n<p>FAIRWATER in Cardiff has seen the lowest crime rate in three years with just 92 reported incidents, according to new statistics.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.police.uk\/south-wales\/W05000861\/crime\/2019-10\/\">Police.UK data<\/a> has shown that 2019 had 1,306 crimes as of November, compared to 2017 which saw the area hit with 1,797 crimes.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure><iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" height=\"450\" width=\"500\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/3Sda4\/1\/\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe height=\"450\" width=\"500\" src=\"\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/3Sda4\/1\/\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Although only 92 incidents were reported in November 2019, more\nthan a third of these were violence and sexual offences.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"664\" height=\"342\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/police-infographic.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38797\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/01\/police-infographic.png 664w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/01\/police-infographic-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/01\/police-infographic-500x258.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/01\/police-infographic-293x151.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"664\" height=\"342\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/police-infographic.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38797\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/01\/police-infographic.png 664w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/01\/police-infographic-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/01\/police-infographic-500x258.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/01\/police-infographic-293x151.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Violence and sexual offences made up more than a third of the reported incidents in Fairwater in November 2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>South Wales Police said there is no specific reason why the crime rates appear lower, but some local people are crediting youth groups in the area for the trend.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Rhys Thomas, 22, from Fairwater, said: \u201cLocal church youth groups and other youth groups are working wonders. Lots of the local youth have attended New Life Church in Fairwater on Tuesday and Friday evenings.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not a holistic explanation but all the work collectively\nmakes a difference.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p>We are waiting for a response from New Life Church about\ntheir youth groups.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>However, some Fairwater residents say that one of the reasons for the trend is because people don\u2019t bother reporting crimes anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>One of them is Leah Symons, 22, from Fairwater. She said: \u201cAs an individual, I have given up on calling the police for incidents as they just don\u2019t respond to them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p>South Wales Police said: \u201cFairwater is policed by dedicated teams of police officers including response, neighbourhood policing officers, and detectives. They are committed to keeping the area safe and problem solving to help prevent crime and anti-social behaviour.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some local people credit youth groups for the lower crime rate, while others say that people don&#8217;t bother reporting crimes anymore FAIRWATER in Cardiff has seen the lowest crime rate in three years with just 92 reported incidents, according to new statistics. Police.UK data has shown that 2019 had 1,306 crimes as of November, compared to 2017 which saw the area hit with 1,797 crimes. 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