§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many activations of burglar alarms in the Metropolitan police area were false alarms in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggI understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that no records are kept for alarms signalled by bells only. The total number of alarm calls, and the number of those recorded as false, from systems whose signals go to the police direct or via central stations maintained by alarm companies in each year since 1979 are as follows:
Year Total calls False calls 1979 177,370 174,636 1980 177,919 175,610 1981 182,941 179,698 1982 186,123 182,870 1983 196,190 193,470 1984 210,213 208,078 1985 246,592 244,561 19861 213,671 209,500 1 To 1 November