Crime Statistics for England and Wales - Long-term national recorded crime trend: Violence against the person

'Violence against the person' - Long-term national recorded crime trend

TREND TOTAL VIOLENCE AGAINST THE PERSON 06

Period

Source: Research Development & Statistics (CRCSG) Home Office

There were a total of 1,059,913 offences of violence against the person recorded by the police in 2005/06. This represents an increase of one per cent from the previous year.
Numbers of recorded crimes are affected by changes in reporting and
recording practices. In April 1998, certain new offences e.g. common assault, possession of a weapon, assault on a constable and harassment, were added to the recorded crime series. It is not therefore possible to draw direct comparisons between offences recorded before and after that date.
The national impact of the National Crime Recording Standard in 2002/03 was estimated to be 23% per cent for all recorded offences of violence against the person.
Data for the British Transport Police are included from 2002/03 onwards.