crimes per 1,000 people taking place in the UK capital, compared with 100.9 crimes per 1,000 people in the most recent year.
There were 887,870 crimes recorded in London in the 2022/23 reporting year, compared with 835,822 in the previous year. During this time period, crime in London increased steadily, with the figure of 912,487 in 2019/20 a peak during for the provided time period. In that year, there were approximately 102.4 Number of police recorded crime offences recorded in London from 2015/16 to 2022/23
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (July 20, 2023). Number of police recorded crime offences recorded in London from 2015/16 to 2022/23 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://internal.statista.com/statistics/864820/total-crime-offences-in-london/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of police recorded crime offences recorded in London from 2015/16 to 2022/23." Chart. July 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/864820/total-crime-offences-in-london/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Number of police recorded crime offences recorded in London from 2015/16 to 2022/23. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/864820/total-crime-offences-in-london/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Police Recorded Crime Offences Recorded in London from 2015/16 to 2022/23." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jul 2023, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/864820/total-crime-offences-in-london/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of police recorded crime offences recorded in London from 2015/16 to 2022/23 Statista, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/864820/total-crime-offences-in-london/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Number of police recorded crime offences recorded in London from 2015/16 to 2022/23 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), July 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://internal.statista.com/statistics/864820/total-crime-offences-in-london/