Anarchy in the UK

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That's not that far from average.

• In the nation in 2015, 46.0 percent of violent crimes and 19.4 percent of property crimes were cleared by arrest or exceptional means.

• When considering clearances of violent crimes, 61.5 percent of murder offenses, 54.0 percent of aggravated assault offenses, 37.8 percent of rape offenses (revised definition), 36.2 percent of rape offenses (legacy definition), and 29.3 percent of robbery offenses were cleared. (Please note, the legacy and revised UCR definitions for rape can be accessed in Offense Definitions.)

• Among property crimes, 21.9 percent of larceny-theft offenses, 13.1 percent of motor vehicle theft offenses, and 12.9 percent of burglary offenses were cleared.

Clearances

Since when is 19.4% close to 3%????

You're looking at us national average vs city of London. Larger municipalities have lower clearance rates. For instance Kansas City clears 3% of burglaries.

Here's a tool for you to look up cities rather than whole countries.

How Many Crimes Do Your Police 'Clear'? Now You Can Find Out