For the year ending March 2023, 5.7 percent of crime offences resulted in a charge or summons in England and Wales. The proportion of crimes solved varied significantly by the type of crime offence in question, during this reporting year, 27.7 percent of weapon possession offences were solved, compared with just 3.6 percent of sexual offences.
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GOV.UK, & UK Home Office. (July 20, 2023). Proportion of crime offences resulting in a charge and/or summons in England and Wales in 2022/23 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402602/crimes-solved-england-and-wales-by-offence/
GOV.UK, und UK Home Office. "Proportion of crime offences resulting in a charge and/or summons in England and Wales in 2022/23." Chart. July 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402602/crimes-solved-england-and-wales-by-offence/
GOV.UK, UK Home Office. (2023). Proportion of crime offences resulting in a charge and/or summons in England and Wales in 2022/23. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402602/crimes-solved-england-and-wales-by-offence/
GOV.UK, and UK Home Office. "Proportion of Crime Offences Resulting in a Charge And/or Summons in England and Wales in 2022/23." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402602/crimes-solved-england-and-wales-by-offence/
GOV.UK & UK Home Office, Proportion of crime offences resulting in a charge and/or summons in England and Wales in 2022/23 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402602/crimes-solved-england-and-wales-by-offence/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Proportion of crime offences resulting in a charge and/or summons in England and Wales in 2022/23 [Graph], GOV.UK, & UK Home Office, July 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402602/crimes-solved-england-and-wales-by-offence/