HL Deb 09 November 1978 vol 396 cc638-42WA
Lord AVEBURY

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will give figures similar to those given in the answer to the Member of Parliament for Ilford South on 21st July 1978 (col. 435–438W) for the second and third quarters of 1978; and whether they will give a similar analysis of persons arrested on a charge of attempted theft for the same quarters.

Lord HARRIS of GREENWICH

The information available is given in the following tables. It relates to persons arrested by the police within the Metropolitan Police District and proceeded against by means of a charge, referral to a juvenile bureau, a caution or in some other way; arrests which were not followed by any action are not included. Figures relating to persons arrested on a charge of attempted theft are not separately available.

Persons arrested for being suspected of frequenting a public place with intent to commit an arrestable offence by division and ethnic appearance
Metropolitan Police District: Second Quarter 1978 Number of offences
Ethnic appearance
Division White skinned European Dark skinned European Black skinned (including West Indian/African) Indian/Pakistani Chinese/Japanese Arabian/Egyptian Not known Total
A 53 5 11 3 0 0 0 72
B 32 1 26 1 0 1 0 61
C 30 1 37 0 0 1 0 69
D 23 3 21 3 0 0 0 50
E 20 0 7 0 0 0 0 27
F 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 10
G 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 14
H 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
I 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 16
K 12 1 5 0 0 0 0 18
L 16 0 65 0 0 0 0 81
M 19 0 8 0 0 0 0 27
N 12 2 3 0 0 0 0 17
P 13 0 4 0 0 0 0 17
Q 21 1 14 1 0 0 0 37
R 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
S 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 7
T 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
V 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
W 15 0 15 0 0 0 0 30
X 10 0 2 2 0 0 0 14
Y 20 0 2 0 0 0 0 22
Z 12 0 3 0 0 0 0 15
TA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MPD Total 355 14 242 10 0 2 0 623

Persons arrested for being suspected of frequenting a public place with intent to commit an arrestable offence by division and ethnic appearance
Metropolitan Police District: Third Quarter 1978 Number of offences
Ethnic appearance
Division White skinned European Dark skinned European Black skinned (including West Indian/African) Indian/Pakistani Chinese/Japanese Arabian/Egyptian Not known Total
A 31 5 21 1 0 1 0 59
B 19 4 35 1 0 1 0 60
C 36 7 51 1 0 1 0 96
D 14 1 54 1 0 1 0 71
E 14 2 3 0 0 0 0 19
F 8 1 3 0 0 0 0 12
G 7 2 4 1 0 0 0 14
H 13 0 6 0 0 0 0 19
I 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
J 15 0 3 0 0 0 0 18
K 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 6
L 6 0 22 1 0 0 0 29
M 11 1 7 0 0 0 0 19
N 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 10
P 6 0 5 0 0 0 0 11
Q 9 0 14 0 0 0 0 23
R 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
S 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 13
T 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
V 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
W 4 0 16 0 0 0 0 20
X 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 13
Y 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 12
Z 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 7
TA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MPD Total 264 23 252 6 0 4 0 549

House adjourned at twenty minutes past two o'clock.