Figures confirm fear of 'recession crime wave'/ The Observer, 21 September
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/sep/21/ukcrime.justice?gusrc=rss&feed=politics
"Predictions by the government that deteriorating economic conditions will send crime rates spiralling are borne out by an Observer analysis of official police figures which reveals a significant increase in burglaries across England and Wales. In many cases, the percentage rise was in double digits and in most it was more than 5 per cent."