§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many incidents of racially motivated crime have been recorded each year since 1979 in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. JackThe information available relates to reported racial incidents, as defined by the Association of Chief Police Officers, and is for England and Wales only. The available figures are as follows:
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Number of racial incidents in England and Wales Number of incidents Year Provincial forces Metropolitan Police England and Wales 1985 3,955 1,945 5,900 1986 4,833 1,733 6,566 1987 3,126 2,179 5,305 1988 2,169 2,214 4,383 1989 2,347 2,697 5,044 1990 3,451 2,903 6,354 1991 4,509 3,373 7,882 ACPO definition: Any incident in which it appears to the reporting or investigating officer that the complaint involves an element of racial motive, or any incidents which include allegations of racial motivation made by any person.
§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been victims of racial attacks in London in each year since 1990, detailed by London borough; and what advice is given to the Metropolitan police on reporting such attacks as racially motivated.
§ Mr. JackI refer the hon. Member to the reply given by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the hon. Member for Lewisham, Deptford (Ms. Ruddock) on 16 December on the number of racial incidents in each London borough.
The Metropolitan police work to Association of Chief Police Officers guidelines in these matters in common with all other forces.
§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many racially motivated attacks on asylum seekers and refugees have been recorded by his Department in 1992; in which counties they took place; and what were the victims' nationalities.