§ Mr. Jim CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the clear-up rate of(a) threats or conspiracies to murder, (b) rape, (c) attempted rape, (d) attempted murders and 378W (e) woundings with intent in the west midlands for each year since 1990; and he will express the figures as a percentage change from 1990. [32878]
§ Mr. MacleanThe available information is given in the tables. The clear-up rate for offences of attempted rape is included within the clear-up rate for the substantive offence and is not separately identifiable.
Table I: Clear-up rates for offences of threat or conspiracy to murder and rape recorded by the police in the West Midlands Threat or conspiracy to murder Rape Year Clear-up rate percentage Percentage point change over 1990 Clear-up rate percentage Percentage point change over 1990 1990 97 n/a 77 n/a 1991 97 0 86 +9 1992 92 -5 73 -4 1993 87 -10 69 -8 1994 95 -2 77 0 1995 93 -4 68 -9 n/a = not applicable.
Table 2: Clear-up rates for offences of attempted murder and wounding recorded by the police in the West Midlands Attempted murder Wounding Year Clear-up rate per cent. Percentage point change over 1990 Clear-up rate per cent. Percentage point change over 1990 1990 96 n/a 76 n/a 1991 1104 +8 76 0 1992 94 -2 73 -3 1993 88 -8 71 -5 1994 100 +4 69 -7 1995 88 -8 65 -11 1Offences cleared up in current year may have been recorded in an earlier year. n/a = not applicable.
§ Mr. CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total number of crimes involving serious physical violence or immediate danger to life per 100,000 population in the west midlands for each year since 1990; if he will express the figures as a percentage change from 1990; and if he will give comparable figures for France, Germany and the Netherlands. [32880]
§ Mr. MacleanThe available information relates to offences of violence against the person and is given in the table. Comparable figures for France, Germany and the Netherlands are not available.
Notifiable offences of violence against the person per 100,000 population in the west midlands Rate per 100,000 population Percentage change over 1990 1990 390 n/a 1991 407 +4 1992 443 +14 1993 417 +7 1994 395 +1 1995 328 -16 n/a = not applicable.
§ Mr. CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the number of(a) rapes, (b) attempted rapes, (c) attempted murders, (d) woundings 379W with intent to do grievous bodily harm and (e) threats or conspiracies to murder in the west midlands for each year since 1990; and if he will express the figures as a percentage change from 1990. [32879]
§ Mr. MacleanThe available information is given in the tables. Figures for the number of attempted rapes are included with the substantive offence and are not separately identifiable.
Table 1: Notifiable offences of rape and attempted murder recorded by the police in the west midlands Rape Attempted murder Year Number of offences Percentage change over 1990 Number of offences Percentage change over 1990 1990 170 n/a 25 n/a 1991 214 +26 27 +8 1992 207 +22 33 +32 1993 204 +20 43 +72 1994 211 +24 38 +52 1995 237 +39 50 +100 n/a = not acceptable.
Table 2: Notifiable offences of wounding or threat or conspiracy to murder recorded by the police in the west midlands Wounding Threat or conspiracy to murder Year Number of offences Percentage change over 1990 Number of offences Percentage change over 1990 1990 9,952 n/a 168 n/a 1991 10,330 +4 178 +6 1992 11,269 +13 232 +38 1993 10,674 +7 180 +7 1994 10,149 +2 152 -10 1995 8,377 -16 127 -u24 n/a = not acceptable.