Police-recorded crime (excluding fraud) during the Conservative 2015–2017 government
Year ending March 2015 → Year ending March 2017 · 2 periods
↑ 20.9%+747,035 offences
Police-recorded crime (excluding fraud) rose by 20.9% over the period, from 3,574,552 offences (Year ending March 2015, the level when the government took office) to 4,321,587 (Year ending March 2017, the last complete period before it left office).
Inherited level Year ending March 2015: 3,574,552
Level when it left Year ending March 2017: 4,321,587
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 number of offences recorded by police forces in England and Wales in a 12-month period, excluding fraud and computer misuse.
Doesn’t measure: Crime that was not reported to the police, fraud and computer misuse, or crime in Scotland and Northern Ireland.