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Northern Ireland: percentage change solved police recorded crimes by type 2015-2016

Percentage change in the number of police recorded crimes with a resolved outcome in Northern Ireland in 2015 and 2016, by crime type
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The data displays the percentage change in the number of police recorded offences with a resolved outcome in Northern Ireland in 2015 and 2016, by type of offence. In 2016 there was a 3.9% increase in the number of robbery cases with a resolved outcome compared with 2015.

Robbery 3.9
Theft offences 0.5
Possession of weapons offences 0.2
Criminal damage 0.2
Violence against the person -0.2
Drug offences -1.8
Public order offences -1.9
Sexual offences -2
Miscellaneous crimes against society -2.2