In the 2020/21 reporting year, the police in England and Wales arrested approximately 632 thousand people, the fewest number of people arrested during the time period between 2006/07 and the most recent year.
Number of persons arrested for offences in England and Wales from 2006/07 to 2020/21
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Statistics on The police service in the United Kingdom
Key figures
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Police Numbers
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- Basic Statistic Number of police officers in England and Wales 1979-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of police officers in England and Wales 2022, by region
- Premium Statistic Number of police officers in Scotland 2007-2022
- Premium Statistic Distribution of police ranks in England and Wales 2022, by gender
- Premium Statistic Proportion of police officers from ethnic minorites in England and Wales 2005-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of police community support officers in England and Wales 2003-2022
Arrests
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- Premium Statistic Number of arrests in England and Wales 2006-2021
- Premium Statistic Arrest rate in England and Wales 2006-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of arrests in England and Wales 2022, by police force
- Premium Statistic Arrest rate in England and Wales in 2022, by police force area
- Premium Statistic Number of arrests in England and Wales 2022, 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 2006-2022, by gender
Stop and Search
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- Basic Statistic Number of police stop and searches in England and Wales 2001-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of police stop and searches in England and Wales 2012-2022, by ethnicity
- Basic Statistic Number of police stop and searches in England and Wales 2022, by police force
- Premium Statistic Stop and search rate in England and Wales 2012-2022
- Basic Statistic Stop and search rate in England and Wales 2010-2022, by ethnicity
- Basic Statistic Stop and search rate in England and Wales 2022, by police force
Crime Figures
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- Premium Statistic Crime rate in the UK by country 2002-2022
- Premium Statistic Crime rate in the UK in 2021/22 by region
- Premium Statistic Homicide rate in the UK 2003-2022, by country
- Premium Statistic Homicide rate in the UK 2021/22, by region
- Basic Statistic Number of crime offences in England and Wales 2002-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of crimes in Scotland 2002-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of crimes offences in Northern Ireland 2002-2022
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- U.S.: reported cases of property crime 1990-2021
- Arrest rate in England and Wales 2006-2022, by ethnicity
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- Crime rate in England and Wales 2002-2022
- Crime rate in London 2015-2022
- Crime rate in major cities in England 2015-2022
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- Crime rate in the UK in 2021/22 by region
- U.S. crime rate trend perception 1990-2022
- Crime rate South Korea 2000-2021
- Number of crime cases in Indonesia 2014-2021
- Development of crime in Finland 1950-2021
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- Proportion of criminal offences in China 2021, by type of crime
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GOV.UK. (November 18, 2021). Number of persons arrested for offences in England and Wales from 2006/07 to 2020/21 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/377440/arrests-in-england-and-wales/
GOV.UK. "Number of persons arrested for offences in England and Wales from 2006/07 to 2020/21." Chart. November 18, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/377440/arrests-in-england-and-wales/
GOV.UK. (2021). Number of persons arrested for offences in England and Wales from 2006/07 to 2020/21. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/377440/arrests-in-england-and-wales/
GOV.UK. "Number of Persons Arrested for Offences in England and Wales from 2006/07 to 2020/21." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/377440/arrests-in-england-and-wales/
GOV.UK, Number of persons arrested for offences in England and Wales from 2006/07 to 2020/21 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/377440/arrests-in-england-and-wales/ (last visited January 27, 2023)
Number of persons arrested for offences in England and Wales from 2006/07 to 2020/21 [Graph], GOV.UK, November 18, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/377440/arrests-in-england-and-wales/