THE number of violent crimes being committed in Crawley is rising, new figures have revealed.Figures for the first six months of this year show that 882 violent crimes took place in the town.This was an increase of 97 on the 785 which were recorded during the same period – January to June – in 2013.Crawley's district commander, Chief Inspector Justina Beeken, admits the figures are worrying.She said: "This is a trend that concerns us but, with the exception of greater reporting...
