Protecting people from violence and abuse

Our Work  —  Police engagement with women and girls, Protecting people from violence and abuse, Victims and resolutions

HMICFRS, together with HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate, inspected the investigation and prosecution of rape in England and Wales. This inspection was published in two parts.

Our Work  —  Protecting people from violence and abuse, Protecting people online, Victims and resolutions

HMICFRS inspects the child protection work of every police force in England and Wales.

Our Work  —  Large-scale policing, Protecting people from violence and abuse

‘County lines’ is a term used to describe crimes involving gangs and organised criminal networks moving illegal drugs around the UK. Typically, this will involve moving drugs out from large cities and urban areas to sell in rural communities.

Our Work  —  Protecting people from violence and abuse

There are many websites and lots of information available to help you stay safe online. Here are some of the sites and resources we found while carrying out our study of digital crime and policing.

Our Work  —  Police engagement with women and girls, Police ethics and accountability, Protecting people from violence and abuse

We inspect police forces’ response to domestic abuse to promote improvements, bring perpetrators to justice and protect victims from harm.

Our Work  —  Protecting people from violence and abuse, Specific reviews

HMICFRS inspection following the East London Inquests of the deaths of the victims of Stephen Port.

Our Work  —  Policing on the beat, Protecting people from violence and abuse, Victims and resolutions

Hate crime relates to any crime or incident where hostility or prejudice against an identifiable group of people is a factor in determining who is targeted. Crimes motivated by hate can have an intense, enduring and sometimes devastating effect on victims or communities. Our inspections Understanding the difference: the initial police response to hate crime

Our Work  —  Protecting people from violence and abuse

Thematic inspection of homicide prevention, jointly supported by the National Police Chiefs’ Council, the College of Policing and the Independent Office for Police Conduct.

Our Work  —  Police engagement with women and girls, Protecting people from violence and abuse, Victims and resolutions

On 26 March 2021, the Home Secretary commissioned HMICFRS to inspect how the police work with female victims, offenders and witnesses. The report was published in two sections. We published our interim report in July 2021. We published our final report in September 2021.

Our Work  —  Protecting people from violence and abuse, Victims and resolutions

A thematic inspection of how well police address serious youth violence to reduce violent crime involving young people.