Commenting, John Campion said: ‘Today’s figures show that this Government continues to tackle crime, while driving efficiency in the police. ‘In West Mercia crime recorded by the police has fallen by 3%. This is good news for West Mercia making it a safer place to live, work and raise a family. ‘These figures show that cutting crime is not about more money, it is about improving our police. That is why we need a PCC who will make every penny of taxpayers’ money count - to reform the police and to make our community safer.’ · Crime measured by the independent Crime Survey has fallen by more than a quarter since June 2010. In the year to September 2015, there were 6.6 million crimes, 2.9 million fewer than the 9.4 million in the year to June 2010. (ONS, Crime in England and Wales, period ending September 2015, 21 January 2016, link; Home Office, Crime in England and Wales: Quarterly Update to June 2011, 20 October 2011, link). · Violent and sexual crimes. The Office for National Statistics has been clear that the reported rise in violent and sexual crimes reflects improvements in the police’s recording practice and an increased willingness for victims to come forward and report crimes to the police. It should therefore not be seen as an increase in itself (ONS, Crime in England and Wales, period ending September 2015, 21 January 2016, link).