§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) uniformed and (b) non-uniformed staff of Northumbria police there were in each year since 1996–97 and proposed for 2001–02. [145251]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeAvailable information does not distinguish between uniformed and non-uniformed police officers as officers may be moved without notice between uniformed and non-uniformed duties.
It is for the Chief Constable to determine the number of police officers and civilian support staff in the light of the budget set by the police authority for 2001–02. Current Crime Fighting Fund distribution for 2001–02 allocates 87 extra police recruits to Northumbria police, over and above what the force plan to recruit.
The table sets out the number of police officers and civilian support staff for the Northumbria police for each year since March 1996.
Northumbria police Year Number of police officers Number of civilian support staff 1996 3,668 1,319 1997 3,677 1,365 1998 3,769 1,362 1999 3,840 1.443 2000 3,788 1,417 20001 3,885 1,413 1 to 30 September
§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many incidents of crime in each main category there were expressed(a) as a total and (b) as a total per 1000 population in the Northumbria Police area for each six month period from April to October 1996 to April to October 2000. [145252]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe number of recorded crimes, and the number of crimes per 100,000 population, are given in the tables. The six-month periods addressed in the tables are from April to September 1996, to October 1999 to March 2000, as figures for April to September 2000 are not yet available.
There was a change in counting rules for recorded crime which came into effect on 1 April 1998, which means that figures before and after that date cannot be directly compared. Nationally, the change particularly impacted on the categories of violence against the person, fraud and forgery, drug offences (where a new category was introduced), and other offences.
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Number of offences Offence group Apr 1996 to Sept 1996 Oct 1996 to Mar 1997 Apr 1997 to Sept 1997 Oct 1997 to Mar 1998 Apr 1998 to Sept 1998 Oct 1998 to Mar 1999 Apr 1999 to Sept 1999 Oct 1999 to Mar 2000 Violence against the person 2,785 2,364 2,328 2,375 6,361 6,116 6,677 6,886 Sexual offences 345 250 300 314 532 411 499 484 Robbery 670 654 618 649 661 686 667 722 Burglary 20,198 19,585 16,827 16,501 16,325 15,300 13,326 13,133 Theft and handling stolen goods 34,179 31,477 30.630 28,322 31,952 30,362 29,459 28,716 Fraud and forgery 1,037 980 1,173 1,142 2,302 2,689 2,362 2,660 Criminal damage 23,180 22,213 16,488 15,630 15,328 16,306 14,541 15,895 Drugs offences — — — — 1,830 2,104 2,205 2,004 Other offences 586 597 551 609 1,043 990 1,035 1,008 Total 82,980 78,120 68,915 65,542 76,334 74,964 70,771 71,508
Offences per 100,000 population Offence group Apr 1996 to Sept 1996 Oct 1996 to Mar 1997 Apr 1997 to Sept 1997 Oct 1997 to Mar 1998 Apr 1998 to Sept 1998 Oct 1998 to Mar 1999 Apr 1999 to Sept 1999 Oct 1999 to Mar 2000 Violence against the person 194 164 162 166 445 428 468 483 Sexual offences 24 17 21 22 37 29 35 34 Robbery 47 45 43 45 46 48 47 51 Burglary 1,404 1,362 1,173 1,150 1,141 1,070 935 921 Theft and handling stolen goods 2,376 2,188 2,135 1,974 2,234 2,123 2,067 2,014 Fraud and forgery 72 68 82 80 161 188 166 187 Criminal damage 1,612 1,544 1,149 1,089 1,072 1,140 1,020 1,115 Drugs offences — — — — 128 147 155 141 Other offences 41 42 38 42 73 69 73 71 Total 5,769 5,431 4,804 4,568 5,337 5,242 4,965 5,016