We’ve published a release showing the significant impact the #COVID19 pandemic has had on patterns of crime.
Our data shows total crime, excluding fraud and computer misuse offences, decreased by 19% compared with the year ending March 2019 ow.ly/uAlM50FBefE
Despite falls across many crime types, there was a large increase in fraud and computer misuse offences.
Estimates show a 36% increase compared with the ending March 2019 ow.ly/hXWc50FBehs
Total police recorded crime excluding fraud and computer misuse decreased by 13%.
The largest decreases in recorded crime were seen during the three-month period that coincided with the first national lockdown (April to June 2020) ow.ly/v3hL50FBekJ
Estimates show theft offences have fallen by 20% compared with the year ending March 2019.
These falls were driven by national lockdown restrictions, with non-essential shops and the night-time economy being closed and people spending more time at home ow.ly/b6iz50FBeou
There were decreases in serious violent crime recorded by the police in the year ending March 2021:
▪️ homicide decreased by 16%
▪️ the number of offences involving knives or sharp instruments decreased by 15%
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