Merseyside police officers were called to almost 4,000 burglaries last year, according to the latest figures.
Last year there were a total of 3,827 burglaries of residential properties in our area, plus 103 aggravated burglaries, which is a more serious crime because it means the offenders were armed with some kind of weapon. According to the latest available figures Merseyside Police had a total of 3,890 officers available for duty as of March. That means all officers would need to attend at least one burglary.
But that does not take into account the 1,140 attempted burglaries, or the 14 distraction burglaries and four attempted distraction burglaries that took place in Merseyside last year.
