§ Mr. LawsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many criminals have been brought to justice in each of the last 20 years; and if he will make a statement. [77499]
§ Hilary Benn[holding answer 28 October 2002]Information on offences brought to justice in England and Wales is only available on a consistent basis for the years 1998–99,1999–2000 and 2000–01 and is shown in the table.
Notifiable offences and those brought to, justice in England and Wales, 1998–99,1999–2000 and 2000–01 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 Notifiable offences 5,109,116 5,301,171 5,170,196 Offences convicted 755,705 756,629 706,277 Offences cautioned 260,264 249,486 228,814 Offences taken into consideration 105,323 97,640 88,657 Total offences brought to justice 1,121,292 1,103,755 1,023,748