Criminal damage and arson (police-recorded) during the Coalition 2010–2015 government
Year ending March 2010 → Year ending March 2015 · 5 periods
↓ 37.1%−297,386 offences
Criminal damage and arson (police-recorded) fell by 37.1% over the period, from 800,645 offences (Year ending March 2010, the level when the government took office) to 503,259 (Year ending March 2015, the last complete period before it left office).
Inherited level Year ending March 2010: 800,645
Level when it left Year ending March 2015: 503,259
method: latest complete period before start / before end
Changes during this period do not by themselves show what the government caused. Statistics reflect many influences, including earlier decisions, the economy and how the data is collected.
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Definition and caveats
Police-recorded criminal damage and arson offences in England and Wales in a 12-month period.
Doesn’t measure: Damage not reported to the police, or anti-social behaviour that is not recorded as a crime.