You would think the riots never happened after the mass disturbances of last summer were practically airbrushed from official crime statistics yesterday.

Yvette Cooper MP, Labour's Shadow Home Secretary, responding to the publication of Quarterly Crime Statistics today, said:

The latest TfL crime figures show that on some parts of the transport system more needs to be done to halt a rise in violent crimes, with many offences up compared to the same period last year. The figures, from the London 2011/2012 Crime statistics bulletin: Quarter 2 are being highlighted by Labour ahead of Boris Johnson's latest inflation-busting fare increase which will hit millions of Lo...

Yvette Cooper MP, Labour's Shadow Home Secretary, commenting on crime statistics today, said: 

WHEN new crime statistics are issued, we are often asked at Rape Crisis Scotland if we think an increase in reported rape means that more rapes are taking place, or more women

Sadiq Khan MP, Labour’s Shadow Justice Secretary, commenting on today’s knife crime statistics, said:

David Cameron's use of crime statistics is a "propaganda effort Joseph Goebbels would have been proud of", a former police chief has said.

After many years in which crime statistics were frequently manipulated to put the government of the day in a good light, the new Government has a great chance to establish trust in official statistics.

Alan Johnson, Labour's Home Secretary, commenting on quarterly crime statistics for England and Wales that were published today, said: "Today's figures show that crime has fallen. "If we are going to have an honest debate on crime then we need Chris Grayling to finally accept what repeated surveys all confirm: that crime has fallen and is still falling. "Labour has invested in record num...

Alan Johnson, Labour's Home Secretary, commenting on quarterly crime statistics for England and Wales that were published today