With crime numbers steadily rising, it isn’t a surprise that police forces are stretched to their limits. Last year alone saw 6.3 million crimes committed in England and Wales – up from 5.4 million the year before*. It has long been reported that police are under-resourced and under-funded, and a report last year found that half of police forces failed to meet standards in crime investigations. As a result, the public are taking huge risks and taking the law into their own hands in order to tackle crime.
The last few years have seen an increase in communities using neighbourhood messaging apps, such as Nextdoor, and social media to investigate crimes. By sharing images of
