The National Crime Recording Standard (NCRS) was introduced in April 2002 and figures before and after that date are not directly comparable.
The requested data for 1999-2000 to 2001-02 are provided in table A and those for 2002-03 to 2008-09 are provided in table B.
Total violence against the person offences 1999-2000 581,034 2000-01 600,913 2001-02 650,326
Total violence against the person offences 2002-031, 2 845,078 2003-04 967,228 2004-05 1,048,095 2005-06 1,059,583 2006-07 1,046,167 2007-08 961,099 2008-093 903,442 1 The National Crime Recording Standard was introduced in April 2002. Figures before and after that date are not directly comparable. 2 Includes the British Transport police from 2002-03 onwards. 3 As in previous years, police figures for the latest year in this table and elsewhere remain subject to change as forces continue to submit further data (e.g. Her Majesty’s inspectorate of constabulary is conducting a quality assurance exercise of all forces’ recording of most serious violence offences which may prompt further revisions).