In 2023/24 there were 188,893 sexual offences recorded by the police in England and Wales, a decrease when compared with the previous reporting year. Between 2002/03 and 2012/13 the number of sexual offences remained quite stable, but from 2013/14 onwards the number of sexual offences has risen dramatically.
Number of police recorded sexual offences in England and Wales from 2002/03 to 2023/24
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (July 24, 2024). Number of police recorded sexual offences in England and Wales from 2002/03 to 2023/24 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/315500/sexual-offences-england-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of police recorded sexual offences in England and Wales from 2002/03 to 2023/24." Chart. July 24, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315500/sexual-offences-england-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Number of police recorded sexual offences in England and Wales from 2002/03 to 2023/24. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315500/sexual-offences-england-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Police Recorded Sexual Offences in England and Wales from 2002/03 to 2023/24." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315500/sexual-offences-england-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of police recorded sexual offences in England and Wales from 2002/03 to 2023/24 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315500/sexual-offences-england-wales/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of police recorded sexual offences in England and Wales from 2002/03 to 2023/24 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), July 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/315500/sexual-offences-england-wales/
