Committee publication · Correspondence · 9 June 2026
Letter from the Minister of State for Policing and Crime relating to publication of the Economic and Social Costs of Crime 2019 to 2020 28.05.2026
From: Home Affairs Committee
Summary
The Minister of State for Policing and Crime notifies the Home Affairs Committee that the Home Office has published its 2019–2020 Economic and Social Costs of Crime report. The analysis estimates costs of victim-based crimes against individuals and selected business sectors in England and Wales, updating the previous 2015–2016 edition and continuing a series begun in 2000.
Key findings
- Home Office has published the Economic and Social Costs of Crime 2019 to 2020 report on GOV.UK
- Report provides estimates of costs of victim-based crimes against individuals and a limited number of business sectors in England and Wales for 2019/20
- This is an update to the Home Office's 2018 publication which covered 2015/16
- The work continues a series of economic and social costs of crime publications commenced in 2000
Tone
ProceduralTopics
public-financecrime-analysisevidence-based-policy
Key actors
Sarah Jones MP, Dame Karen Bradley DBE MP, Home Office, Home Affairs Select Committee
Notable line
“The work forms part of the Department's continuing programme of analytical work to support the wider understanding of the impacts of crime on society …”
Key Quotes
“This provides estimates of the costs of victim-based crimes against individuals and a limited number of business sectors in England and Wales for 2019/20.”
“The work forms part of the Department's continuing programme of analytical work to support the wider understanding of the impacts of crime on society, enabling evidence- based decision making.”
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