Crime and disorder partnerships have played a major role in helping reduce crime, particularly in urban areas, by a hefty 39% since 1995 - even though concerns about crime and fear of crime continue to dominate surveys of public opinion and media headlines. Public perception is recognised as an important driver for policy and the development of liveability issues and every year the British Crime Survey interviews up to 40,000 people before making its annual assessment of both the number of crimes committed and people's actual experience of crime.
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