Police Service of Northern Ireland · 6 May 2005 – 11 May 2010
Crimes recorded by the police in Northern Ireland during the Labour 2005–2010 government
Year ending March 2005 → Year ending March 2010 · 5 periods
↓ 6.9%−8,014 crimes
Crimes recorded by the police in Northern Ireland fell by 6.9% over the period, from 115,965 crimes (Year ending March 2005, the level when the government took office) to 107,951 (Year ending March 2010, the last complete period before it left office).
Inherited level Year ending March 2005: 115,965
Level when it left Year ending March 2010: 107,951
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
The number of crimes recorded by the Police Service of Northern Ireland in each policing district in the financial year, as published in Table 9.1 of the annual recorded crime tables. The eleven policing districts share their boundaries with the eleven local government districts.
Doesn’t measure: Crime that was not reported to or recorded by the police, crime in England, Wales or Scotland, or where the people involved live: a crime is counted where the incident happened.