Criminal damage and arson (police-recorded) during the Conservative 2015–2017 government
Year ending March 2015 → Year ending March 2017 · 2 periods
↑ 12.3%+61,804 offences
Criminal damage and arson (police-recorded) rose by 12.3% over the period, from 503,259 offences (Year ending March 2015, the level when the government took office) to 565,063 (Year ending March 2017, the last complete period before it left office).
Inherited level Year ending March 2015: 503,259
Level when it left Year ending March 2017: 565,063
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.