There were 880,284 crimes recorded by the Metropolitan Police in London in 2022/23, the most of any police force area in England and Wales. Greater Manchester Police reported 371,988 crimes, while West Midlands police recorded 367,206, making these police forces the second and third-highest in terms of crime recorded.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (July 20, 2023). Number of police recorded crimes in England and Wales in 2022/23, by police force area [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/288100/crimes-in-england-and-wales-by-police-force/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of police recorded crimes in England and Wales in 2022/23, by police force area." Chart. July 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/288100/crimes-in-england-and-wales-by-police-force/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Number of police recorded crimes in England and Wales in 2022/23, by police force area. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/288100/crimes-in-england-and-wales-by-police-force/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Police Recorded Crimes in England and Wales in 2022/23, by Police Force Area." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/288100/crimes-in-england-and-wales-by-police-force/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of police recorded crimes in England and Wales in 2022/23, by police force area Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/288100/crimes-in-england-and-wales-by-police-force/ (last visited July 03, 2024)
Number of police recorded crimes in England and Wales in 2022/23, by police force area [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), July 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/288100/crimes-in-england-and-wales-by-police-force/