For years he worked as a hack in a publishing office.

ECONOMIST: Anthony Powell

On publishing the annual figures the Home Office said it needed to rethink how it describes some crimes after an independent report last year warned the public do not understand the statistics, leading to a loss in confidence.

BBC: NEWS | UK | Crime 'stable' but robbery rises

The Home Office has also recently started publishing statistics for all hate-crime in England and Wales.

BBC: 632 anti-Muslim hate incidents recorded by Tell Mama