Of the 646,988 people arrested in England and Wales in 2021/22, the most common type of offence that people were arrested for was violence against the person, with 298,547 people arrested for this type of offence.
Number of arrests in England and Wales in 2021/22, by offence
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Arrests
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GOV.UK. (October 27, 2022). Number of arrests in England and Wales in 2021/22, by offence [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/377449/arrests-in-england-and-wales-by-offence/
GOV.UK. "Number of arrests in England and Wales in 2021/22, by offence." Chart. October 27, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/377449/arrests-in-england-and-wales-by-offence/
GOV.UK. (2022). Number of arrests in England and Wales in 2021/22, by offence. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/377449/arrests-in-england-and-wales-by-offence/
GOV.UK. "Number of Arrests in England and Wales in 2021/22, by Offence." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/377449/arrests-in-england-and-wales-by-offence/
GOV.UK, Number of arrests in England and Wales in 2021/22, by offence Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/377449/arrests-in-england-and-wales-by-offence/ (last visited September 27, 2023)
Number of arrests in England and Wales in 2021/22, by offence [Graph], GOV.UK, October 27, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/377449/arrests-in-england-and-wales-by-offence/