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Number of offences 2000-01 5,738 2001-02 6,346 Note: The data in this table is prior to the introduction of the National Crime Recording Standard. These figures are not directly comparable with those for later years.
Number of offences 2002-03 6,248 2003-04 6,396 2004-05 5,090 Note: The data in this table takes account of the introduction of the National Crime Recording Standard in April 2002. These figures are not directly comparable with those for earlier years.