The below are the total number of violent crimes recorded by Dorset Police for the 2016 calendar year, broken down into local authority area. This includes incidents recorded as common assault, ABH, GBH, manslaughter and murder. It is not an indication of the number of people arrested or victims.
Weymouth & Portland – 1,475
Bournemouth – 3,841
Poole – 1,723
North Dorset – 571
Christchurch – 484
East Dorset – 570
Purbeck – 347
West Dorset – 857
Total 9,868
