12% drop in Dyfed-Powys police recorded crimes in Wales; theft from person up 91%, homicide cases up 11%.

Dyfed-Powys Police force in Wales saw a 12% drop in recorded crimes in the year to December 2023, with a total of 38,842 offences, per Home Office data. Though overall crime dropped, shoplifting, theft from a person, and some other offenses increased. Theft from a person rose by 91%, and homicide cases rose by 11%. The number of recorded crimes per 1,000 population in Dyfed-Powys was the lowest in Wales at 74.8.

May 19, 2024
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