Homicides (Homicide Index) during the Labour 2005–2010 government
Year ending March 2005 → Year ending March 2010 · 5 periods
↓ 23.8%−185 offences
Homicides (Homicide Index) fell by 23.8% over the period, from 777 offences (Year ending March 2005, the level when the government took office) to 592 (Year ending March 2010, the last complete period before it left office).
Inherited level Year ending March 2005: 777
Level when it left Year ending March 2010: 592
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 of murder, manslaughter and infanticide in England and Wales currently recorded as homicide on the Home Office Homicide Index, after cases have been reclassified following court outcomes or further investigation.
Doesn’t measure: Offences initially recorded as homicide that were later reclassified, deaths by dangerous driving, corporate manslaughter, or homicides in Scotland and Northern Ireland.