Violence against the person (police-recorded) during the Conservative 2015–2017 government
Year ending March 2015 → Year ending March 2017 · 2 periods
↑ 48.8%+379,913 offences
Violence against the person (police-recorded) rose by 48.8% over the period, from 778,198 offences (Year ending March 2015, the level when the government took office) to 1,158,111 (Year ending March 2017, the last complete period before it left office).
Inherited level Year ending March 2015: 778,198
Level when it left Year ending March 2017: 1,158,111
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 violence against the person in England and Wales in a 12-month period, from homicide and wounding through to harassment and stalking.
Doesn’t measure: Violence not reported to the police, sexual offences, or robbery, which are counted separately.