HC Deb 08 January 2001 vol 360 cc410-1W
16. Fiona Mactaggart

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement about the level of crime in(a) 1997 and (b) 1999. [142659]

Mrs. Roche

The British Crime Survey published last October shows that there was an overall fall of 10 per cent. in crime levels in 1997 and 1999. It showed that there had been a 4 per cent. reduction in violent crime, a 15 per cent. reduction in vehicle related thefts and a 21 per cent. reduction in domestic burglary.

38. Mr. Derek Twigg

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the latest published statistics for crime for England and Wales. [142681]

Mr. Charles Clarke

The latest published statistics are those contained in the annual command paper "Criminal statistics, England and Wales 1999" published on 12 December 2000, copies of which are available in the Library and on the internet. Among other statistics, these confirm the recorded crime figures published on 18 July 2000, which showed that in the 12 months to March 2000 vehicle crime was down by three per cent. and domestic burglary was down by six per cent.

The next set of data to be published will be the recorded crime statistics covering the 12 months to September 2000. These are scheduled to be published on the 16 January 2001.