To choose to make one type of crime a priority often diminishes the resources available for others.
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Each type of crime is assigned a "base offense level, " which is the starting point for determining the seriousness of a particular offense.
Vandalism in the UK is falling at a quicker rate than almost any other type of crime, according to official figures.
Once again, what looks like one thing turns out to be another type of crime entirely, after a brutal encounter with the outside world.
From now on INS officials will be allowed to consider extenuating circumstances such as the type of crime committed and the person's length of stay in the country.
It urges people to take steps to protect their valuables at a time of year when, according to the Met, there is historically a rise in this type of crime.
"There's a maximum of 14 years for this type of crime and from figures we've had from the Ministry of Justice, that maximum sentence has never been used, " he said.
"If you become a victim of this type of crime, you should contact your bank in the first instance, " said Det Ch Insp Paul Barnard, of the Dedicated Cheque and Plastic Crime Unit.
"I do not underestimate the impact of these incidents on those people involved, but it is important to highlight that despite these recently reported carjackings, the likelihood of becoming a victim of this type of crime is slim, " she said.
And because of that, the police department had developed a very assertive type of culture, particularly in high crime areas, which unfortunately also happen to be some of the city's principal minority areas, particularly in the African-American areas.
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