HC Deb 11 February 2002 vol 380 cc47-8W
Mr. Andrew Turner

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of crime, broken down by main categories for reporting, is known to have been committed by persons of(a) European, (b) African, (c) south Asian and (d) other ethnic origin in the last five years. [34675]

Mr. Denham

[holding answer 8 February 2002]: Information available centrally relates to the number of persons arrested by the police for notifiable offences. This information is published annually by the Home Office in 'Statistics on Race and the Criminal Justice System'. Information for 2000–01 will be published shortly.

Mr. Andrew Turner

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of those convicted of criminal offences, broken down by 10-year age bands, are of(a) European, (b) African, (c) south Asian and(d) other ethnic origins; and what proportion each group represents of each age band in the last five years. [34676]

Mr. Denham

[holding answer 8 February 2002]: Currently information is only collected centrally by the Home Office on persons convicted at magistrates courts in six police force areas. This information is published annually by the Home Office in "Statistics on Race and the Criminal Justice System".