Of the 677,261people arrested in England and Wales in 2022/23, the most common type of offence that people were arrested for was violence against the person, with 309,071 people arrested for this type of offence.
Number of arrests in England and Wales in 2022/23, by offence
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Key figures
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Police Numbers
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- Basic Statistic Number of police officers in England and Wales 1979-2023
- Basic Statistic Number of police officers in England and Wales 2023, by region
- Premium Statistic Number of police officers in Scotland 2007-2023
- Premium Statistic Distribution of police ranks in England and Wales 2023, by gender
- Premium Statistic Proportion of police officers from ethnic minorities in England and Wales 2005-2023
- Basic Statistic Number of police community support officers in England and Wales 2003-2023
Arrests
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- Premium Statistic Number of arrests in England and Wales 2006-2023
- Premium Statistic Arrest rate in England and Wales 2006-2023
- Basic Statistic Number of arrests in England and Wales 2023, by police force
- Basic Statistic Arrest rate in England and Wales in 2023, by police force area
- Premium Statistic Number of arrests in England and Wales 2023, by offence
- Premium Statistic Number of arrests in England and Wales 2006-2021, by ethnicity
- Basic Statistic Arrest rate in England and Wales 2006-2022, by ethnicity
- Basic Statistic Number of arrests in England and Wales 2006-2023, by gender
Stop and Search
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- Basic Statistic Number of police stop and searches in England and Wales 2001-2023
- Premium Statistic Number of police stop and searches in England and Wales 2012-2023, by ethnicity
- Basic Statistic Number of police stop and searches in England and Wales 2023, by police force
- Premium Statistic Stop and search rate in England and Wales 2012-2023
- Basic Statistic Stop and search rate in England and Wales 2010-2023, by ethnicity
- Basic Statistic Stop and search rate in England and Wales 2023, by police force
Crime Figures
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- Premium Statistic UK crime rate by country 2002-2023
- Premium Statistic Crime rate in the UK in 2022/23 by region
- Premium Statistic Homicide rate in the UK 2003-2023, by jurisdiction
- Premium Statistic Homicide rate in the UK 2022/23, by region
- Basic Statistic Number of crime offences in England and Wales 2002-2023
- Basic Statistic Number of crimes in Scotland 2002-2023
- Premium Statistic Number of crime offences in Northern Ireland 2002-2023
Further related statistics
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- Number of arrests in England and Wales 2023, by offence and gender
- Arrest rate in England and Wales in 2023, by police force area
- Number of arrests in England and Wales 2006-2023, by gender
- Number of arrests for drug offences in England and Wales 2015-2023
- Number of arrests for public order offences in England and Wales 2015-2023
- Number of arrests for sexual offences in England and Wales 2015-2023
- Number of arrests for violent offences in England and Wales 2015-2023
- Known offenses - crime in metropolitan counties in the U.S. 2019
- Known offenses - crime in nonmetropolitan counties in the U.S. 2019
- Known offenses - crime in suburban areas in the U.S. 2020
- London: percentage change of crime from a year earlier 2019/20, by offence group
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- Northern Ireland (UK): public perceptions on the main causes of crime 2015/2016
- Number of arrests in the U.S. for federal offenses 2014, by type
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- Arrest rate in England and Wales in 2023, by police force area
- Number of arrests in England and Wales 2006-2023, by gender
- Number of arrests for drug offences in England and Wales 2015-2023
- Number of arrests for public order offences in England and Wales 2015-2023
- Number of arrests for sexual offences in England and Wales 2015-2023
- Number of arrests for violent offences in England and Wales 2015-2023
- Known offenses - crime in metropolitan counties in the U.S. 2019
- Known offenses - crime in nonmetropolitan counties in the U.S. 2019
- Known offenses - crime in suburban areas in the U.S. 2020
- London: percentage change of crime from a year earlier 2019/20, by offence group
- Opinions on effectiveness of the fight against the mafia in Italy 2017
- Northern Ireland (UK): public perceptions on the main causes of crime 2015/2016
- Number of arrests in the U.S. for federal offenses 2014, by type
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UK Home Office, & GOV.UK. (September 26, 2023). Number of arrests in England and Wales in 2022/23, by offence [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/377449/arrests-in-england-and-wales-by-offence/
UK Home Office, und GOV.UK. "Number of arrests in England and Wales in 2022/23, by offence." Chart. September 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/377449/arrests-in-england-and-wales-by-offence/
UK Home Office, GOV.UK. (2023). Number of arrests in England and Wales in 2022/23, by offence. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/377449/arrests-in-england-and-wales-by-offence/
UK Home Office, and GOV.UK. "Number of Arrests in England and Wales in 2022/23, by Offence." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/377449/arrests-in-england-and-wales-by-offence/
UK Home Office & GOV.UK, Number of arrests in England and Wales in 2022/23, by offence Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/377449/arrests-in-england-and-wales-by-offence/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Number of arrests in England and Wales in 2022/23, by offence [Graph], UK Home Office, & GOV.UK, September 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/377449/arrests-in-england-and-wales-by-offence/