§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what the incidence of crime was for each police authority in Wales; and what the percentage change was in each of the last 10 years; [145938]
(2) how many violent crimes there were in each police authority in Wales; and what the percentage change year-on-year was in each of the last 10 years. [145939]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe number of recorded crimes in the year ending September 2000 are as follows (violent crime is composed of violence against the person, sexual offences and robbery):
Force Total recorded crime Total violent crime Dyfed-Powys 23,050 5,808 Gwent 56,940 14,809 North Wales 45,783 6,084 South Wales 113,281 13,982 The percentage changes for the last 10 years are given for financial years in the following table.
All crime—percentage changes—years ending March, compared to the previous year Year Dyfed-Powys Gwent1 North Wales South Wales1 1991 23 27 16 19 1992 27 20 16 13 1993 -5 3 9 4 1994 -11 -4 -8 -4 1995 -14 -8 -7 -5 1996 -5 -6 -4 0 19971 -4 39 1 -13 1998 -4 -1 -8 -4 19992 -1 1 -5 -6 2000 -4 2 2 -6
Violent crime—percentage changes—years ending March, compared to the previous year Year Dyfed-Powys Gwent1 North Wales South Wales1 1991 21 3 12 0 1992 10 5 8 15 1993 5 — 0 11 1994 -4 1 17 4 1995 -2 1 -17 2 1996 -7 5 -7 9 19971 10 91 11 1 1998 3 6 8 4 19993 — — — — 2000 16 21 21 11 1 There was a boundary change between Gwent and South Wales in April 1996 2 The change in counting rules for recorded crime on 1 April 1998 has been taken into account in calculating these figures 3 Owing to the change in counting rules, no figures are available