Violent crimes in England and Wales increased to more than 2.11 million offences in 2022/23, according to police recorded crime statistics, a huge increase of more than 1.5 million when compared with 2012/13, when there were just 601,141 violent crime offences.
Number of police recorded violence against the person offences in England and Wales from 2002/03 to 2022/23
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (July 20, 2023). Number of police recorded violence against the person offences in England and Wales from 2002/03 to 2022/23 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/288256/violent-crimes-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of police recorded violence against the person offences in England and Wales from 2002/03 to 2022/23." Chart. July 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/288256/violent-crimes-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Number of police recorded violence against the person offences in England and Wales from 2002/03 to 2022/23. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/288256/violent-crimes-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Police Recorded Violence against The Person Offences in England and Wales from 2002/03 to 2022/23." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/288256/violent-crimes-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of police recorded violence against the person offences in England and Wales from 2002/03 to 2022/23 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/288256/violent-crimes-in-england-and-wales/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of police recorded violence against the person offences in England and Wales from 2002/03 to 2022/23 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), July 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/288256/violent-crimes-in-england-and-wales/