Number of arrests in England and Wales 2024, by offence

Published by D. Clark, Sep 26, 2024

Of the 720,506 arrests in England and Wales in 2023/24, 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 2023/24, by offence

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September 2024

Region

United Kingdom (England, Wales)

Survey time period

April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2024

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This statistic is using original data from the Government Digital Service and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0

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