Ministry of Justice · 9 June 2017 – 13 December 2019
Crown Court receipts during the Conservative 2017–2019 government
2017 Q1 → 2019 Q3 · 10 periods
↓ 9.0%−2,585 cases
Crown Court receipts fell by 9.0% over the period, from 28,665 cases (2017 Q1, the level when the government took office) to 26,080 (2019 Q3, the last complete period before it left office).
Inherited level 2017 Q1: 28,665
Level when it left 2019 Q3: 26,080
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 criminal cases received by the Crown Court in England and Wales during the quarter, including cases sent for trial or sentence, appeals against magistrates' decisions and requests for retrial.
Doesn’t measure: Cases received by magistrates' courts, the number of defendants, or cases in Scotland and Northern Ireland.