In 2018/19 there were over 162 thousand sexual offences recorded by the police in England and Wales, an increase of over 10 thousand when compared with the previous reporting year. Between 2002/03 and 2012/13 the number of sexual offences in England and Wales fluctuated between 60.41 thousand offences and 50.19 offences. From 2013/14 onwards however, the number of sexual offences has risen dramatically, with the highest year-on-year increase occurring between 2016/17 and 2017/18.
Number of sexual offences recorded in England and Wales from 2002/03 to 2018/19
(in 1,000s)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (July 18, 2019). Number of sexual offences recorded in England and Wales from 2002/03 to 2018/19 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 22, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/315500/sexual-offences-england-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of sexual offences recorded in England and Wales from 2002/03 to 2018/19 (in 1,000s)." Chart. July 18, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 22, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315500/sexual-offences-england-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2019). Number of sexual offences recorded in England and Wales from 2002/03 to 2018/19 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 22, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315500/sexual-offences-england-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Sexual Offences Recorded in England and Wales from 2002/03 to 2018/19 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315500/sexual-offences-england-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of sexual offences recorded in England and Wales from 2002/03 to 2018/19 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315500/sexual-offences-england-wales/ (last visited February 22, 2020)
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