Summary

  • News, sport, weather and travel news as it happened between 25 January and 1 February, 2019.

Live Reporting

  1. Preview of what is coming up over the next week

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  2. Crime stats for Avon and Somerset: Thursday 24 January

    We'll be bringing you the crime stats for the Avon and Somerset Police area each day during our week-long On the Beat special.

    It'll give you an insight into what types of incidents the force is dealing with.

    Calls:

    101 - 1499 (and 946 "secondary" calls)

    999 - 550

    Custody - 82

    Missing people - 11

    Domestic abuse cases 11

    Other crime - 44

    Burglary - 3

    Assault on constable - 1

  3. On the Beat with Avon and Somerset Police

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    Today marks the start of a week-long focus by BBC West on a behind the scenes look at Avon and Somerset Police.

    #onthebeat will see our reporters following how the force uses data analysis and visualisation software to identify patterns that could help them solve crimes and predict where criminals may be operating.

    The technology also helps with planning resources and deploying officers to areas of concern.

    Each day we will bring you live statistics from police HQ in Portishead showing what intelligence they are receiving so officers can respond to call-outs.

    It comes as the most recent figures reveal violent crime recorded by police in England Wales is up 19%.