Police chief attacked by a Government watchdog... for sending officers to every reported crime

A chief constable who slashed crime by ordering officers to visit every single victim has been accused of wasting resources.
Roger Baker, the head of the Essex force, has been criticised in a watchdog’s report that claimed the hugely popular policy was not an efficient use of time.
Since Mr Baker took charge three years ago there have been 13,000 fewer victims of crime in the county and residents are delighted with his back-to-basics tactics.
But a report by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary said: ‘While attending every crime is ahighly effective method of engagement, it is felt by a number of staff interviewed that taking a statementat each crime is not always necessary and can be time-consuming.’

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