Violence against the person (police-recorded) during the Conservative 2017–2019 government
Year ending March 2017 → Year ending March 2019 · 2 periods
↑ 44.5%+515,330 offences
Violence against the person (police-recorded) rose by 44.5% over the period, from 1,158,111 offences (Year ending March 2017, the level when the government took office) to 1,673,441 (Year ending March 2019, the last complete period before it left office).
Inherited level Year ending March 2017: 1,158,111
Level when it left Year ending March 2019: 1,673,441
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.