Criminal damage and arson (police-recorded) during the Conservative 2017–2019 government
Year ending March 2017 → Year ending March 2019 · 2 periods
↑ 1.4%+8,144 offences
Criminal damage and arson (police-recorded) rose by 1.4% over the period, from 565,063 offences (Year ending March 2017, the level when the government took office) to 573,207 (Year ending March 2019, the last complete period before it left office).
Inherited level Year ending March 2017: 565,063
Level when it left Year ending March 2019: 573,207
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
Police-recorded criminal damage and arson offences in England and Wales in a 12-month period.
Doesn’t measure: Damage not reported to the police, or anti-social behaviour that is not recorded as a crime.