Increase in burglaries

So Jacqui Smith the Home Secretary says that we the public have reason to be worried as figures are published that show an increase in burlgary in the last part of 2008. Some commentators are blaming the recession however it's not because criminals are 'feeling the pinch'. Repeat offenders, that is those people who commit the majority of crime are insulated from recession because their benefits remain constant.

If the recession is to blame then it must be a case of an increase in the demand for stolen goods.