Julian Fry

2 months ago | tandfonline.com | Tom Holmes |Julian Fry

ABSTRACTHeritage crime has become increasingly prominent. In 2012, Heritage Crime Research: The Size of the Problem estimated 18.7% of listed buildings were physically affected by crime. That is, over 70,000 listed buildings and for almost 30,000 listed buildings, the impact was substantial. The biggest single threat was metal theft from churches. Nearly 3 in 8 churches or other religious buildings were damaged by crime in 2012.