Labour's analysis shows 1,145,254 theft cases were dropped in 2021 after the police failed to find a suspect.
More than one million thefts were left unsolved across England and Wales last year, according to analysis from Labour.
The party has said it is"disgraceful" 1,145,254 cases were dropped because the police failed to find a suspect. The analysis also shows the average cost of a domestic burglary for a family was £1,400, meaning millions had been lost due to unsolved crimes. And the overall charge rate - the proportion of crimes where a suspect is arrested and charged - has fallen to just 5.4%, compared to over 15% seven years ago.pledged to send officers to all home burglaries for the first timeLabour's shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper said theft and burglaries were"awful crimes" and"should be properly investigated, not just left for the victims to make an insurance claim".
She accused the current home secretary Suella Braverman of having"no plan to turn this around", adding that she was"instead obsessed with gimmicks rather than a serious plan to catch more criminals".
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