In 2022/23, 88,914 people in England and Wales were arrested for theft offences, compared with 79,478 in the previous reporting year.
Number of persons arrested for theft offences in England and Wales from 2015/16 to 2022/23
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UK Home Office, & GOV.UK. (September 26, 2023). Number of persons arrested for theft offences in England and Wales from 2015/16 to 2022/23 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/377436/arrests-theft-offenses-england-and-wales-time-series/
UK Home Office, und GOV.UK. "Number of persons arrested for theft offences in England and Wales from 2015/16 to 2022/23." Chart. September 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/377436/arrests-theft-offenses-england-and-wales-time-series/
UK Home Office, GOV.UK. (2023). Number of persons arrested for theft offences in England and Wales from 2015/16 to 2022/23. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/377436/arrests-theft-offenses-england-and-wales-time-series/
UK Home Office, and GOV.UK. "Number of Persons Arrested for Theft Offences in England and Wales from 2015/16 to 2022/23." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/377436/arrests-theft-offenses-england-and-wales-time-series/
UK Home Office & GOV.UK, Number of persons arrested for theft offences in England and Wales from 2015/16 to 2022/23 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/377436/arrests-theft-offenses-england-and-wales-time-series/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Number of persons arrested for theft offences in England and Wales from 2015/16 to 2022/23 [Graph], UK Home Office, & GOV.UK, September 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/377436/arrests-theft-offenses-england-and-wales-time-series/