Homicide (police-recorded) during the Conservative 2017–2019 government
Year ending March 2017 → Year ending March 2019 · 2 periods
↓ 5.1%−36 offences
Homicide (police-recorded) fell by 5.1% over the period, from 709 offences (Year ending March 2017, the level when the government took office) to 673 (Year ending March 2019, the last complete period before it left office).
Inherited level Year ending March 2017: 709
Level when it left Year ending March 2019: 673
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.