CHART: Criminal damage by year

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1998-99

In April 1998 the Home Office Counting Rules for Recorded Crime were expanded to include certain additional summary offences and counts became more victim-based (the number of victims was counted rather than the number of offences).<br /><br />Fraud and forgery note: The new counting rules allow the recording of unreported cheque and credit card fraud offences that are discovered by the police in subsequent investigation. In some forces across England and Wales, the change in counting rules coincided with a review of recording practices for cheque and credit card fraud offences. These reviews have resulted in more reported offences being recorded, thus causing increases in recorded offences that are not directly attributable to the new rules.

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

Total recorded crime

261,994

267,624

258,013

258,473

243,623

236,615

Total recorded crime

Offences against vehicles Offences against vehicles includes offences of aggravated vehicle taking, theft of a motor vehicle, theft from a vehicle and interfering with a motor vehicle (formerly termed interference and tampering).<br /><br />A ‘motor vehicle’ is defined as any mechanically propelled vehicle made, intended or adapted for use on roads.

Offences against vehicles includes offences of aggravated vehicle taking, theft of a motor vehicle, theft from a vehicle and interfering with a motor vehicle (formerly termed interference and tampering).<br /><br />A ‘motor vehicle’ is defined as any mechanically propelled vehicle made, intended or adapted for use on roads.

44,687

42,818

41,429

34,891

32,298

Criminal damage Criminal damage results from any person who without lawful excuse destroys or damages any property belonging to another, intending to destroy or damage any such property or being reckless as to whether any such property would be destroyed or damaged.

Criminal damage results from any person who without lawful excuse destroys or damages any property belonging to another, intending to destroy or damage any such property or being reckless as to whether any such property would be destroyed or damaged.

56,066

64,345

64,044

65,053

59,790

56,693

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