Notifiable Offenses: England and Wales, July 1995 to June 1996

• NCJ Number: 167023
• Author(s): D Povey; P Taylor; L Watson
• Date Published: 1996
• Length: 20 pages
• Sale Source: Great Britain Home Office Research Development and Statistics Directorate
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: English
• Country: United Kingdom
• Note: Home Office Statistical Bulletin, N 18/96. US Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, International Crime Statistics Program

Annotation

Between July 1995 and June 1996, 5.1 million offenses were recovered by the police in England and Wales, an increase of 0.4 percent over the previous 12 months.

Abstract

Of the total offenses, 93 percent involved crimes against property and 6 percent involved violent crimes. Twenty-four of 43 police forces recorded fewer crimes in the 12 months ending in June 1996 than they did in the previous 12 months. Overall violent crime increased by 10 percent to 331,300 offenses, the largest increase in 8 years. Burglaries decreased by 16,500 or 1 percent to 1.2 million, the third consecutive 12-month decline. Thefts decreased by 38,100 to 2.4 million, a 2-percent drop. Within this category, violent crimes declined by 10,100 or 1 percent to 1.3 million. 5 notes, 7 tables, and 8 figures