Violence against the person (police-recorded) during the Labour 2005–2010 government
Year ending March 2005 → Year ending March 2010 · 5 periods
↓ 17.3%−146,662 offences
Violence against the person (police-recorded) fell by 17.3% over the period, from 845,673 offences (Year ending March 2005, the level when the government took office) to 699,011 (Year ending March 2010, the last complete period before it left office).
Inherited level Year ending March 2005: 845,673
Level when it left Year ending March 2010: 699,011
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.