policing

In November we spoke to Amy Wilkes, 23, from Coventry who was struggling to find a job after getting a degree in criminology, policing and investigation.

"We will have less policing capacity and capability at a time when demand has been steadily increasing," the commissioner writes.

As it is not a legal term, cities have taken different approaches, some establishing policies in law and others simply changing policing practices.

Lord Scott chaired the Scottish Human Rights Centre from 1997 to 2005 and has previously led a number of reviews of policing powers.

Responding to the data, policing minister Dame Diana Johnson said the government "will not tolerate the criminality blighting our communities".