Crime in Merseyside

Crime in Merseyside is the third highest in North West England after Greater Manchester and Lancashire.

Unlike Greater Manchester,[dubious – discuss] the area still has a Police and Crime Commissioner.

In a 2017-18 report, it said that there were 153 active organised crime gangs in Merseyside.

In a 2017-18 report by the Police and Crime Commissioner, it was found that four out of five burglaries in the area went unsolved.

The Press Association found that 86% of burglaries had no identified suspect.