National statistics

Criminal statistics England and Wales 2003

This document contains the following information: statistics relating to criminal proceedings for the year 2003.

• From: Home Office
• Published: 18 November 2004

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Criminal statistics England and Wales 2003: statistics relating to criminal proceedings for the year 2003 - Full Text(PDF)

Ref: ISBN 9780101636124, Cm. 6361

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This document contains the following information: This report contains key statistics and commentary regarding criminal offences recorded by police forces in England and Wales during 2003, although data for recorded crime, clear-up rates and arrests relates to the year 2003-04.

Chapters cover: offenders cautioned or found guilty, court proceedings, use of police bail and court remand, offences brought to justice, procedures within the criminal justice system, coverage and recording practice.

Findings include that during 2003-04: there were 5.9 million offences recorded by the police, a rise of one per cent compared to the previous year; violent crime increased by 12 per cent on the previous year; and there were just under 1.4 million detected crimes, an increase of 0.5 per cent on the previous year.

This Command Paper was laid before Parliament by a Government Minister by Command of Her Majesty. Command Papers are considered by the Government to be of interest to Parliament but are not required to be presented by legislation.

Published 18 November 2004