article_snippet.sent: Nearly 3.8million crimes were recorded by police last year, an increase of 2 per cent from 2013, figures released yesterday revealed.
article_snippet.sent: But experts say the rise – the first since 2003-04
article_snippet.sent: The Office for National Statistics, which published the data, said the rise was also due to police recording complaints more accurately after accusations of 'fiddling' figures to meet targets.
article_snippet.sent: The ONS report said of the overall rise in recorded crime: 'This is the first increase since 2003-04 but needs to be seen in the context of the renewed focus on the quality of crime recording.'
highlights_snippet.sent: Nearly 3.8million crimes were recorded by the police last year .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: This represented an increase of 2 per cent from 2013, figures revealed .
  