Economic and social costs of crime 2019 to 2020

The economic and social costs of crime estimates are important in helping to develop an understanding of the wider costs and benefits associated with changes in crime trends.

The unit costs of crimes are primarily designed to inform policy development and decisions, provide the basis for value for money assessments, and support analysts and individuals working with, and for, police forces and law enforcement.

The report estimates unit and total costs of more serious victim-based offences; it does not estimate the economic and social costs of every type of crime. Costs have been estimated for crimes against individuals and for a limited number of business sectors for the year ending March 2020.