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Proportion of victims of violence in the previous 12 months who reported their victimization to competent authorities or other officially recognized conflict resolution mechanisms

Indicator 16.3.1: Proportion of victims of violence in the previous 12 months who reported their victimization to competent authorities or other officially recognized conflict resolution mechanisms

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This indicator is being used as an approximation of the UN SDG Indicator and has been identified in collaboration with topic experts. We will work to develop UK data to meet the global indicator specification.

Data availability within the UK is limited to England and Wales for this indicator.

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Percentage of incidents of violence reported to the police

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Year Value
2002.0 39.41976692
2003.0 39.97799894
2004.0 44.84431815
2005.0 44.62999342
2006.0 42.55962611
2007.0 42.47445527
2008.0 42.338337
2009.0 45.10865603
2010.0 40.37652762
2011.0 42.17046781
2012.0 44.06647183
2013.0 49.5891214
2014.0 49.40981797
2015.0 52.02244501
2016.0 43.00751117

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from UK statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from UK statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other UK-specific metadata information.

Indicator available Percentage of Crime Survey for England and Wales incidents of violence reported to the police
Indicator description
Geographical coverage England and Wales
Unit of measurement Percentage (%)
Definitions All Violence includes wounding and assault with minor injury or without injury, attempted assualt and wounding or assault with a sexual motive
Calculations
Other information
Data last updated 2018-04-20: see changes on GitHub opens in a new window
Metadata last updated 2018-05-31: see changes on GitHub opens in a new window

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name Proportion of victims of violence in the previous 12 months who reported their victimization to competent authorities or other officially recognized conflict resolution mechanisms
Indicator number 16.3.1
Target name Promote the rule of law at the national and international levels and ensure equal access to justice for all
Target number 16.3
Global indicator description
UN designated tier 2
UN custodian agency UNODC
Link to UN metadata United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (pdf 1361kB) opens in a new window
Organisation Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Periodicity Annual
Earliest available data 1981
Geographical coverage England and Wales
Link to data source Crime in England and Wales: Annual Trend and Demographic Tables opens in a new window
Release date 20/07/2017
Next release 20/07/2018
Statistical classification National Statistic
Contact details crimestatistics@ons.gsi.gov.uk
Other information Crime and justice methodology