Homicide (police-recorded) during the Conservative 2015–2017 government
Year ending March 2015 → Year ending March 2017 · 2 periods
↑ 31.5%+170 offences
Homicide (police-recorded) rose by 31.5% over the period, from 539 offences (Year ending March 2015, the level when the government took office) to 709 (Year ending March 2017, the last complete period before it left office).
Inherited level Year ending March 2015: 539
Level when it left Year ending March 2017: 709
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
Offences of murder, manslaughter and infanticide recorded by the police in England and Wales in a 12-month period.
Doesn’t measure: The Home Office Homicide Index, which is the definitive count after cases are reclassified, or deaths from dangerous driving.