User:Kookiethebird

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I do a huge amount more reading on Wikipedia than editing. I tend to find that I only have anything much to contribute to articles with low or relatively low numbers of page views. I really don't have a whole lot to add to articles such as the Standard Model or photon.

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Tables

I'm a big fan of tables as I feel that numbers can be much more useful than words in understanding how an organisation is doing. For example, a police force might be described as "good", or it might be broken down into parts with descriptions of "excellent", "good", "fair" or "poor", but that doesn't tell me much, whereas detection rates tells me a lot more.

These are some of the tables that I've created.

Road casualties in London

The following table shows the number of casualties, grouped by severity, on the roads of Greater London (including the City of London), over the past four years.

2008 2009 2010 2011
Fatal204184126159
Serious3,3223,0432,7602,646
Slight24,62724,75226,00326,452
Total28,36127,97928,88929,257

Road casualties in Surrey

The following table shows the number of casualties, grouped by severity, on Surrey's roads over the past three years.

2008 2009 2010
Fatal454132
Serious483530488
Slight5,4115,1844,811
Total5,9395,7555,331

Road casualties in Sussex

The following table shows the combined total figures for the number of casualties on the roads of East and West Sussex for the most recent three years for which data is available.

2008 2009 2010
Fatal736148
Serious810763644
Slight4,1593,9743,487
Total5,0424,7984,179

Detection rates

The following table shows the percentage detection rates for the Metropolitan Police by offence group for 2010/11.

More information Total, Violence against the person ...
Total Violence against the person Sexual offences Robbery Burglary Offences against vehicles Other theft offences Fraud and forgery Criminal damage Drug offences Other offences
Metropolitan Police 243523171151416139163
England and Wales 2844302113112224149469
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More information Total, Violence against the person ...
Detection rates by offence group, percentages
Total Violence against the person Sexual offences Robbery Burglary Offences against vehicles Other theft offences Fraud and forgery Criminal damage Drug offences Other offences
Surrey 20282625106172299148
England and Wales 2844302113112224149469
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General Election 2010 results

The following table shows the results for all Surrey constituencies in the General Election in 2010. The results are given as percentages.

More information Con, Lib Dem ...
Con Lib Dem Lab UKIP Others
East Surrey56.725.99.06.91.5
Epsom and Ewell56.226.811.94.60.5
Esher and Walton58.924.810.73.32.3
Guildford53.339.35.11.80.5
Mole Valley57.528.77.05.11.6
Reigate53.426.211.34.25.4
Runnymede and Weybridge55.921.613.46.52.5
South West Surrey58.730.26.02.62.6
Spelthorne47.125.916.58.52.2
Surrey Heath57.625.810.26.3--
Woking50.337.48.03.80.5
Average55.128.49.94.91.8
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Current and past rates [for minimum wage]

This table shows the current and past rates and is correct as of October 2012.

More information From, Adult Rate ...
FromAdult RateDevelopment Rate16-17 Year Olds RateApprentice Rate
1 Oct 2012£6.19£4.98£3.68£2.65
1 Oct 2011£6.08£4.98£3.68£2.60
1 Oct 2010£5.93£4.92£3.64£2.50
1 Oct 2009£5.80£4.83£3.57
1 Oct 2008£5.73£4.70£3.53
1 Oct 2007£5.52£4.60£3.53
1 Oct 2006£5.35£4.45£3.40
1 Oct 2005£5.05£4.25£3.30
1 Oct 2004£4.85£4.10£3.00
1 Oct 2003£4.50£3.80£3.00
1 Oct 2002£4.20£3.50
1 Oct 2001£4.10£3.50
1 Oct 2000£3.70£3.20
1 Apr 1999£3.60£3.00
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Surrey Police

More information 2004/05, 2005/06 ...
Surrey Police employee numbers:
2004/052005/062006/072007/082008/092009/102010/112011/12
Police Officers 1,9591,9671,9631,9441,8721,8901,8851,974
Special Constables 289280275278314327337345
PCSOs 115126203211206224229228
Police Staff 1,4721,5411,6801,8081,7321,8291,8051,715
Designated Officers 3976104179338263287306
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References how-to

The following is a reminder to myself about how to do references:

<ref>BBC (24 April 2013). [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22278947 Milly Dowler police 'amnesia' over phone hack claims].</ref>

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