The available information relates to offences recorded by the police and is given in the table. Hemel Hempstead comes within the Dacorum Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership area and separate figures for Hemel Hempstead are not available centrally.
A number of changes have been made to recorded crime in response to suggestions in the two reviews of crime statistics. One such change is that the term 'violent crime' is no longer used in connection with the recorded crime statistics and figures for violence against the person are now provided.
Number of offences Area and year Burglary1 Violence against the person Vehicle crime2 Dacorum 2003-04 1,446 1,440 2,539 2004-05 1,314 2,073 2,033 2005-06 1,108 1,939 1,535 2006-07 1,149 2,155 1,540 2007-08 924 1,617 1,576 Hertfordshire 2003-04 12,783 12,356 16,885 2004-05 11,471 16,845 13,548 2005-06 10,656 16,206 12,965 2006-07 9,764 16,890 11,914 2007-08 9,534 13,348 11,366 1 Includes burglary in a dwelling and other burglary. 2 Includes theft of or from a vehicle and interfering with a motor vehicle.