§ Jackie BallardTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many crimes(a) were reported and (b) led to convictions in the Taunton constituency in each year since 1979. [134318]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeDetails of reported crime are not available. Information on the numbers of crimes recorded by the police in the Taunton Deane local authority area has been provided by the Avon and Somerset Constabulary. The figures cover the 1993–94 financial year onwards. I understand that information for earlier years is not available.
Recorded offences in Taunton Deane Number 1993–94 9,602 1994–95 9,630 1995–96 8,683 1996–97 9,692 1997–98 9,526 1998–99 8,764 1998–991 9,247 1999–20001 8,560 1New counting rules Available information held centrally on the Home Office Court Proceedings Database, showing the number of offenders convicted of indictable offences at Taunton Deane Petty Sessional Division, are as follows:
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Offenders convicted for indictable offences at Taunton Deane PSD1 Number 1979 571 1984 724 1989 510 1993 505 1994 497 1995 450 1996 479 1997 566
Offenders convicted for indictable offences at Taunton Deane PSD1 Number 1998 533 19992 576 1Includes those found guilty at the Crown Court where the committing Petty Sessional Division was Taunton Deane 2Provisional Note:
Due to disproportionate cost, selected years only are given
It is important to note that as recorded crime data relate to offences, and convictions data relate to offenders, the two sets of figures are not directly comparable.