§ Lord Cocks of Hartcliffeasked Her Majesty's Government:
What crime reduction targets police authorities will be expected to set over the next five years under the Best Value regime. [HL1046]
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Proposed Five Year Crime Reduction Targets Vehicle Crime % Change Burglary Dwelling % Change Robbery % Change Apr-Mar 1998–99 Oct-Sep 1998–99 Apr-Mar 1998–99 Oct-Sep 1998–99 Apr-Mar 1998–99 Oct-Sep 1998–99 Avon and Somerset 30% 28% 29% 26% — — Bedfordshire 30% 35% 20% 32% — — Cambridgeshire 29% 28% 29% 28% — — Cheshire 14% 9% 19% 14% — — City of London 10% 13% 18% 3% — — Cleveland 30% 26% 20% 19% — — Cumbria 41% 36% 22% 23% — — Derbyshire 33% 31% 30% 31% — — Devon and Cornwall 33% 31% 34% 31% — — Dorset 31% 27% 26% 21% — — Durham 35% 29% 20% 16% — — Dyfed-Powys 30% 24% 30% 19% — — Essex1 10% 10% 10% 10% — — Gloucestershire 25% 22% 25% 27% — — Greater Manchester 34% 33% 25% 19% 10% 15% Gwent 30% 30% 10% 14% — — Hampshire 27% 23% 17% 10% — — Hertfordshire1 14% 210% 14% 16% — — Humberside 32% 30% 23% 23% — — Kent 27% 16% 32% 26% — — Lancashire 30% 26% 34% 30% — — Leicestershire 34% 30% 30% 24% — — Lincolnshire 18% 17% 37% 40% — — Merseyside 30% 33% 12% 13% 10% 12% Metropolitan Police1 31% 35% 310% 310% 3 415% 3 415% Norfolk 14% 13% 18% 17% — — North Wales 28% 31% 26% 22% — — North Yorkshire 25% 20% 44% 47% — — Northamptonshire 32% 30% 24% 26% — — Northumbria 34% 29% 39% 33% — — Nottinghamshire 47% 44% 64% 63% — — South Wales 34% 35% 29% 27% — — South Yorkshire 30% 28% 34% 34% — — Staffordshire 35% 33% 35% 29% — — Suffolk 10% 14% 0% -4% — — Surrey1 14% 15% 11% 10% — — Sussex 20% 22% 37% 34% — — Thames Valley 30% 32% 40% 44% — — Warwickshire 15% 16% 20% 27% — — West Mercia 10% 7% 14% 13% — — West Midlands 30% 34% 23% 23% 34% 45% West Yorkshire 37% 34% 42% 40% 22% 23% Wiltshire 14% 18% 10% 11% — — National figure5 30% 29% 26% 24% 12% 19% 1Contains areas affected by boundary chabnges from 1 April 2000. 2Subject to verification. 3Based on projected recorded crime from April 1999-March 2000. 4Figure refers to street crime. 5National figures subject to verification against police authorities, Best Value performance plans.
§ Lord Bassam of BrightonAll police authorities and police forces have been told that statutory guidance under the Best Value regime (Section 5(7) of the Local Government Act 1999) will indicate that specific targets should be set by all police authorities for domesitc burglary and for vehicle crime. In addition, five forces are being asked to set a target for robbery.
The table shows the five-year targets for each force area, based on our latest information. It will be for each police authority to decide what targets should finally be set and published.