Outrage at 'shocking neglect' as just 258 officers left to fight rural UK crimewave
Outrage at 'shocking neglect' as just 258 officers left to fight rural UK crimewave ![](https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/139/590x/1884269_1.jpg)
The new findings come despite the cost of law-breaking in the UK countryside rising by 22%, to an estimated total of £49.5million.0001-01-01 00:00:00Z{"id":"https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1884269/UK-rural-crime-statistics","title":"Outrage at 'shocking neglect' as just 258 officers left to fight rural UK crimewave ","primaryLink":"https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1884269/UK-rural-crime-statistics","links":["https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1884269/UK-rural-crime-statistics"],"updatedOn":"0001-01-01 00:00:00Z","publishDate":"2024-04-03 06:34:00Z","summary":"![](\"https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/139/590x/1884269_1.jpg\"/)
The new findings come despite the cost of law-breaking in the UK countryside rising by 22%, to an estimated total of £49.5million.","copyright":"","categories":[]}
![](https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/139/590x/1884269_1.jpg)
The new findings come despite the cost of law-breaking in the UK countryside rising by 22%, to an estimated total of £49.5million.0001-01-01 00:00:00Z{"id":"https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1884269/UK-rural-crime-statistics","title":"Outrage at 'shocking neglect' as just 258 officers left to fight rural UK crimewave ","primaryLink":"https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1884269/UK-rural-crime-statistics","links":["https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1884269/UK-rural-crime-statistics"],"updatedOn":"0001-01-01 00:00:00Z","publishDate":"2024-04-03 06:34:00Z","summary":"
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The new findings come despite the cost of law-breaking in the UK countryside rising by 22%, to an estimated total of £49.5million.","copyright":"","categories":[]}