Crime Survey estimate of all crime (excluding fraud) during the Conservative 2015–2017 government
Year ending March 2015 → Year ending March 2017 · 2 periods
↓ 15.6%−1,120,000 incidents
Crime Survey estimate of all crime (excluding fraud) fell by 15.6% over the period, from 7,177,000 incidents (Year ending March 2015, the level when the government took office) to 6,057,000 (Year ending March 2017, the last complete period before it left office).
Inherited level Year ending March 2015: 7,177,000
Level when it left Year ending March 2017: 6,057,000
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
The Crime Survey for England and Wales estimate of the number of crimes experienced by people aged 16 and over and households in a 12-month period, excluding fraud and computer misuse, which lets the series be compared back to 1981.
Doesn’t measure: Fraud and computer misuse, crimes against businesses, homicide, or crimes with no direct victim.