TWO-THIRDS of crimes logged by North Yorkshire Police last year have not been solved.

Figures released to The Press under the Freedom Of Information Act showed thousands of crimes committed in the region remain unsolved, while just over six per cent are still under investigation.

In total, 37,290 crimes were logged by North Yorkshire Police in 2016 – 18,357 between January 1 and June 30, and another 18,933 were logged between July 1 and December 31.

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Matthew Burgess
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I am a journalist and author. I am a journalist at the UK edition of WIRED magazine. In 2015, my first book Freedom of Information: A Practical Guide for UK Journalists, was published. My second book Reed Hastings: Building Netflix, was published in March 2020. I created FOI Directory in 2012 and have maintained it in my spare time ever since.