HC Deb 30 July 1982 vol 28 cc780-1W
Mr. Tilley

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give details by Metropolitan Police district and ethnic identity code of arrests and prosecutions under the Criminal Attempts Act 1981 in the period from 1 December 1981 to the latest date for which figures are available.

Mr. Mayhew

[pursuant to his reply, 13 July 1982, c. 324]: I understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that the information available relates only to numbers of persons arrested for the offence of "interference with vehicles" under section 9 of the Criminal Attempts Act 1981. Figures are compiled

Persons arrested* under Section 9 of the Criminal Attempts Act 1981 by Ethnic appearance. Metropolitan Police District December 1981-March 1982
Number of persons
Police District Ethnic appearance
White skinned European Dark skinned European Black skinned† Indian/Pakistani Chinese/Japanese Arabian/Egyptian Not known Total
A—(Part) Westminster 16 0 3 0 0 0 0 19
B—Kensington and Chelsea 7 1 3 0 1 0 0 12
C—(Part) Westminster 46 1 6 0 0 0 0 53
D—(Part) Westminster 15 0 2 0 0 0 0 17
E—Camden 12 0 4 0 0 0 0 16
F—Hammersmith 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 9
G—Hackney 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
H—Tower Hamlets 20 0 0 1 0 0 0 21
I—Heathrow etc. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J—Waltham Forest, Redbridge etc. 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
K—Havering, Barking and Newham 23 0 9 0 0 0 0 32
L—Lambeth 14 0 7 0 0 0 0 21
M—Southwark 27 0 2 0 0 0 0 29
N—Islington 19 0 7 0 0 0 0 26
P—Lewisham and Bromley 18 0 2 1 0 0 0 21
Q—Brent and Harrow 13 0 1 0 0 0 1 15
R—Greenwich and Bexley 38 0 2 0 0 0 0 40
S—Barnet and Hertsmere 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
T—Richmond-upon-Thames and Hounslow 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
V—Kingston-upon-Thames, Merton etc. 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
W—Wandsworth 18 0 5 0 0 0 0 23
X—Ealing and Hillingdon 10 0 5 0 0 0 0 15
Y—Haringey and Enfield etc. 5 2 8 0 0 0 0 15
Z—Croydon and Sutton etc. 10 0 3 0 0 0 0 13
TA—Thames 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 341 4 70 2 1 0 1 419
* Persons proceeded against by means of a charge, referral to a juvenile bureau, a caution or in some other way; arrests not followed by any action are not included.
† (including West Indian/African.