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<p>Crime figures for England and Wales are published quarterly by the Office for National
Statistics (ONS) and incorporate police recorded crime (PRC) and the independent Crime
Survey for England and Wales (CSEW). The table below shows the latest changes in PRC
for London for the year ending March 2018 compared to the previous year.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Year ending
</strong></p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>% change </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="3"><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Mar-17</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Mar-18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="3"><p><strong>Total recorded crime </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>774,734</strong></p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><strong>820,920</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="3"><p>Violence against the person</p></td><td><p>192,979</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>201,125</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Sexual
offences</p></td><td><p>17,668</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>19,804</p></td><td><p>12%</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="3"><p>Robbery</p></td><td><p>24,174</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>32,751</p></td><td><p>35%</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="3"><p>Burglary</p></td><td><p>69,493</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>76,727</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="3"><p>Shoplifting</p></td><td><p>48,102</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>47,014</p></td><td><p>-2%</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="3"><p>Theft offences</p></td><td><p>376,567</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>405,122</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="3"><p>Criminal damage and arson</p></td><td><p>62,652</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>60,054</p></td><td><p>-4%</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="3"><p>Drug offences</p></td><td><p>37,520</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>35,696</p></td><td><p>-5%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source:
<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables</a></p><p>Overall,
crime recorded by police forces in England and Wales increased by 11% in the year
ending March 2018. The independent Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said that
this increase is largely due to improvements in crime recording by police forces,
and the increased willingness of victims to report such crimes to the police. The
ONS has also noted that there have been genuine rises in some low-volume, high-harm
categories of violence, notably knife crime, gun crime and homicide. Our Serious Violence
Strategy, published on 9 April, puts greater focus on steering young people away from
a life of crime, while continuing to promote a strong law enforcement response.</p><p>The
most recent national crime figures are published by the Office for National Statistic
in ‘Crime in England and Wales: year ending March 2018’ (<a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/bulletins/crimeinenglandandwales/yearendingmarch2018"
target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/bulletins/crimeinenglandandwales/yearendingmarch2018</a>).</p>
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