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<p> </p><p> </p><p>Across the country, crime has fallen by more than ten per cent
since June <br>2010.The latest published data from the Crime Survey for England and
Wales <br>shows that the proportion of adults who were victims of crime was substantially
<br>lower in rural than urban areas, and has been falling since 2009/10. According
<br>to the 2012/13 Crime Survey for England and Wales, 13.4 per cent of people in
<br>rural areas were victims of crime, compared with 20.1 per cent in urban areas.<br><br>However,
the latest findings from the Commercial Victimisation Survey of crimes <br>against
businesses, which looked at crime affecting the agriculture, forestry and <br>fishing
industry, showed that there were 130,000 incidents of crime against the <br>agriculture,
forestry and fishing sector in 2013, affecting just under a third <br>(30 per cent)
of premises. Of the six business sectors surveyed in 2012 and <br>2013, the agriculture,
forestry and fishing sector experienced the lowest rate <br>of overall crime (1,475
incidents per 1,000 premises).<br><br>The Government recognises that rural communities
are vulnerable to <br>certain crimes. The election of Police and Crime Commissioners
has given <br>communities, including rural communities, a stronger voice in determining
how <br>police resources are allocated to tackle the crimes that matter most to them.</p><p>
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