'Figures quoted in a recent national newspaper saying that Watford has the worst detection rate for theft in the country are wrong'
Chief Inspector Di Whiteside said: “Figures quoted in a recent national newspaper saying that Watford has the worst detection rate for theft in the country are wrong and don’t reflect the positive impact we are having.
“Whilst we don’t understand how the figures have been calculated, we believe they focus on Watford town centre.” The Telegraph also claimed that Holywell, Tudor and Garston are the worst areas in Watford, with between 100% and 98.8% of thefts unsolved. According to Herts Police there have been a total of 374 reported thefts from a person over the past three years in the Watford central ward, and robbery has decreased by 16 offences this year.
🔴Police have failed to solve a single theft in more than eight out of 10 neighbourhoods in England and Wales over the past three years, a Telegraph investigation has found
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