§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many convictions there were per 100,000 population for(a) homicides, (b) violence against a person, (c) theft and handling, (d) robberies and (e) sexual offences for (i) England and (ii) Wales at the latest date for which figures are available. [145936]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeAvailable information for 1999, taken from the Home Office Court Proceedings Database showing the number of persons convicted at all courts for the relevant offences per 100,000 population for (i) England and (ii) Wales are given in the table.
Offenders convicted per 100,000 population by given offence group, England and Wales, 1999 England Wales England and Wales Violence against the person1 75.7 118.5 78.1 of which: Homicide2 1.1 0.8 1.1
Offence1 description Number of defendants prosecuted in 1999 Weekly average Number of defendants prosecuted quarter 1, 20002 Weekly average2 (a) Speeding Speed limit offences 144,062 2,770 30,511 2,347 (b) Burglary 42,725 822 10,455 504 (c) Vandalism criminal damage offences3 53,543 1,030 13,640 1,049 1 Based on principal offence. 2 Provisional. 3 There is no offence of vandalism: vandalism causing damage to property is charged under the Criminal Damage Act 1971 and includes both indictable and summary offences of criminal damage.
§ Mr. RedwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of(a) reported motoring incidents and (b) burglaries result in a charge. [146330]
§ Mr. Charles Clarke7 per cent. of the 906,468 burglary offences recorded in England and Wales in 1999–2000 were cleared up by a charge or summons. Separate figures for charges only are not available centrally.
Figures on reported motoring incidents are not available, nor is information on charges resulting: however, most motoring incidents are discovered by the police with the offender present and it is likely that a charge or summons will result in a significant proportion of such cases. It follows, therefore, that direct comparisons cannot be made with recorded burglary offences, which require investigation and proof before a charge or summons can result.
22 per cent. of the 9.5 million motoring offences dealt with by official action in England and Wales in 1999 were dealt with by court proceedings.
§ Paddy AshdownTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the ratio was of notifiable offences to police officer numbers for each police force in England and Wales for the most recent year for which information is available. [144617]
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Offenders convicted per 100,000 population by given offence group, England and Wales, 1999 England Wales England and Wales Theft and handling stolen goods 285.9 305.8 287 Robberies 12.6 7.1 12.3 Sexual offences 9.2 12.6 9.4 1 Includes homicide offences 2 Includes murder, infanticide, manslaughter and manslaughter due to diminished responsibility
§ Mr. RedwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people in England are charged with(a) speeding, (b) burglary and (c) vandalism each week at the latest date for which figures are available. [146331]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeInformation only on the number of persons charged is not available centrally.
However prosecution data, taken from the Home Office Court Proceedings Database, are given in the table. It is important to note that these data relate only to defendants' appearing at court.
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe information requested is given in the table.
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Offences per police officer, year ending 30 September 20001 Police force area Offences per officer Avon and Somerset 50 Bedfordshire 50 Cambridgeshire 54 Cheshire 32 Cleveland 46 Cumbria 32 Derbyshire 47 Devon and Cornwall 37 Dorset 40 Durham 30 Essex2 37 Gloucestershire 44 Greater Manchester 55 Hampshire 40 Hertfordshire2 30 Humberside 60 Kent 40 Lancashire 34 Leicestershire 46 Lincolnshire 40 London, City of 10 Merseyside 36 Metropolitan Police2 41 Norfolk 42 Northamptonshire 52 Northumbria 36 North Yorkshire 40
Offences per police officer, year ending 30 September 20001 Police force area Offences per officer Nottinghamshire 63 South Yorkshire 40 Staffordshire 48 Suffolk 39 Surrey2 26 Sussex 49 Thames Valley 50 Warwickshire 40 West Mercia 42 West Midlands 51 West Yorkshire 54 Wiltshire 32 Dyfed-Powys 22 Gwent 45 North Wales 33 South Wales 39 Total 43 1 Based on number of offences for year ended 30 September 2000, and numbers of police officers as at 31 March 2000. 2 Based on estimated number of offences had pre-1 April 2000 boundaries been in effect.