§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average crime clear-up rate was in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available; how many recorded crimes were not cleared up in each year; and if he will make a statement. [160796]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe table shows the clear-up rates for recorded crime in England and Wales since 1990, together with the total number of recorded crimes that were not cleared up in this period.
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Recorded crime clear-up (or detection) rate and notifiable offences not cleared up Percentage clear-up rate Number of offences not cleared up 1990 32 2,984,209 1991 29 3,595,853 1992 26 3,992,621 1993 25 3,988,955 1994 26 3,706,081 1995 26 3,609,069
Recorded crime clear-up (or detection) rate and notifiable offences not cleared up Percentage clear-up rate Number of offences not cleared up 1996 26 3,580,686 1997 28 3,202,396 1998–99 29 3,611,970 1999–2000 25 3,964,272 Notes:
1. Offences of Criminal damage £20 and under have been excluded up to 1997; all criminal damage is included thereafter.
2. New guidance was issued in April 1999 that tightened up the conditions under which a crime can be detected. One of its principal features was the removal of post-sentence visits as a method of detection