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Figure 1: Office for National Statistics (2021) Crime in England and Wales: year ending December 2020 Office for National Statistics. https://www.ons.gov.uk/ peoplepopulationandcommunity/ crimeandjustice/ bulletins/ crimeinenglandandwales/ yearendingdecember2020 Reproduced under the terms of the OGL, www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ doc/ open-government-licence

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