Half of Police Forces Given Low Grades in Investigating Crime by Watchdog

Published on December 29, 2023

Half of police forces have been given low grades for failing to investigate crime properly, according to an official police watchdog. Of the 43 forces in England and Wales, 22 were judged by police inspectors to be “inadequate” or “requiring improvement” in investigating crime, the two lowest performance ratings. On Friday, The Telegraph newspaper collated information from His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) inspection gradings in 2021/22. The publication also said that the performance of five forces including the Metropolitan Police, West Midlands, Devon and Cornwall, Staffordshire, and Wiltshire is of such concern that “they are currently in special measures.”...

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