§ Mr. CaplinTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will list the total number of football-related arrests in each of the past five football seasons, broken down according to(a) Premier League, (b) League Division One, (c) League Division Two and (d) League Division Three football matches; [39009]
(2) if he will list the total number of people arrested in connection with a football match who were subsequently convicted of a violent crime in each of the last five football seasons. [39010]
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§ Mr. MichaelThe following figures, provided by the Football Intelligence Unit of the National Criminal Intelligence Service, summarise the statistics on numbers of arrests for football-related offences and attendances at Premier and League matches for each of the relevant seasons.
Arrests Attendance(millions) Season 1992–93 Premier league 1,647 9.8 Division one 1,347 5.9 Division two 1,081 3.5 Division three 513 1.5 Total 4,588 20.7 Season 1993–94 Premier league 1,630 10.6 Division one 1,359 6.5 Division two 782 3.0 Division three 456 1.6 Total 4,227 21.7 Season 1994–95 Premier league 1,713 11.2 Division one 1,227 6.0 Division two 674 3.0 Division three 226 1.6 Total 3,840 21.8 Season 1995–96 Premier league 1,697 10.5 Division one 945 6.6 Division two 506 2.8 Division three 289 2.00 Total 3,437 21.9 Season 1996–97 Premier league 1,759 10.8 Division one 891 6.9 Division two 626 3.2 Division three 301 1.9 Total 3,577 22.8 These figures do not include cup competitions and play-off matches. Records are not kept centrally of how many of those arrested were subsequently convicted of specific offences.