Possession of weapons (police-recorded) during the Conservative 2015–2017 government
Year ending March 2015 → Year ending March 2017 · 2 periods
↑ 43.1%+9,426 offences
Possession of weapons (police-recorded) rose by 43.1% over the period, from 21,890 offences (Year ending March 2015, the level when the government took office) to 31,316 (Year ending March 2017, the last complete period before it left office).
Inherited level Year ending March 2015: 21,890
Level when it left Year ending March 2017: 31,316
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 offences of possessing a weapon, including knives and firearms, in England and Wales in a 12-month period.
Doesn’t measure: Offences where a weapon was used, which are counted under violence or robbery, or the level of weapon carrying; these offences are mostly found through police activity.