Homicide (police-recorded) during the Labour 2005–2010 government
Year ending March 2005 → Year ending March 2010 · 5 periods
↓ 28.6%−248 offences
Homicide (police-recorded) fell by 28.6% over the period, from 868 offences (Year ending March 2005, the level when the government took office) to 620 (Year ending March 2010, the last complete period before it left office).
Inherited level Year ending March 2005: 868
Level when it left Year ending March 2010: 620
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.