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Reoffenders

Commons · Question 21738 · Tabled 3 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 13 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Josh Babarinde

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of violent offenders reoffend within (a) one year, (b) three years, (c) five years and (d) ten years of conviction.

Answer

Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin, 13 Jan 2025

Offences are recorded on the Police National Computer using the Home Office Classification, which does not allow us to identify whether an offence is ‘violent’ or ‘non-violent’. As a result, it is subsequently not possible to identify violent offenders th...