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Violent crime in England and Wales 2001-2018, by offender's relation to the victim

Violent crime and sexual offences in England and Wales from 2001/02 to 2017/18 by offender's relation to the victim (in thousands)
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The data displays violent crimes and sexual offences in England and Wales (UK) from 2001/02 to 2017/18, by the offender's relation to the victim. In 2017/18, there were slightly more violent offences commited by strangers than acquaintances.

01/02 859 830
02/03 909 908
03/04 911 867
04/05 819 800
05/06 849 788
06/07 877 823
07/08 734 743
08/09 819 665
09/10 752 652
10/11 854 660
11/12 729 708
12/13 616 651
13/14 553 490
14/15 574 467
15/16 467 544
16/17 531 462
17/18 518 513