Why You Should Report A Crime
If you don’t report a crime, then:
- There is no record of the crime having taken place
- The statistics will reflect that you live in a (relatively) crime free zone
- Manpower will be distributed to those areas where the stats reflect a large volumes of crimes taking place
- Create a false sense of security
So by reporting a crime, no matter how small the offence, you will:
- Help increase the personal safety of your neighbourhood
- Give the police an opportunity to charge the person if/when caught
- Allow you to submit an insurance claim for stolen property
- Create a true reflection of crime in the area, and the TYPE of crime, thus ensuring sufficient resources are placed in the right places
- A true reflection within the stats will help the public realise what type of society we live in.
- helps identify crime patterns in specific areas
- preventing small crimes now will help prevent escalation into bigger problems/crimes later
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