§ Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what his estimate is of the proportion of violent crimes in each of the last five years where(a) alcohol and (b) illegal drug use were involved. [98173]
§ Mr. DenhamPolice-recorded crime statistics can not provide information on the proportion of violent crime where alcohol and/or illegal drug use are involved. The British Crime Survey (BCS) reports on the victim's perception of offenders in violent incidents. Violent crime measured by the BCS can be classified into four sub-groups: domestic, mugging, stranger and acquaintance violence. The following tables show the proportion of violent incidents in which victims felt that the offender/s was under the influence of drink or drugs, firstly for all violence reported to the survey and then separately for the breakdown by individual types of violence. It should be noted that sweeps of the BCS were not conducted in 1997 or 1999.
Table 1. Whether offender/s under the influence of drink or drugs in violent incidents (1998 BCS, 2000 BCS, 2001–02 BCS interviews) All violence 1998 BCS 2000 BCS 2001–02 BCS Interviews Under influence of drink (percentage) (percentage) (percentage) Yes 42 40 47 No 48 50 44 Don't know 10 9 9 Unweighted 942 1,052 1,341 Under influence of drugs (percentage) (percentage) (percentage) Yes 18 18 21 No 54 55 56 Don't know 29 27 23 Unweighted 942 7,052 1,341 Notes:
1Source 1998 BCS, 2000 BCS, and 2001–02 BCS interviews.
2 Not asked if offender identified as under school age. In 1998 there was one incident of acquaintance violence where the offender was said to be under school age
3 Figures may differ from those previously published due to a revision in the weighting process.
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Table 2. Whether offender/s under the influence of drink or drugs by typology of violence (1998 BCS, 2000 BCS, 2001–02 BCS interviews) Domestic Mugging Stranger Acquaintance 1998 2000 2001–02 1998 2000 2001–02 1998 2000 2001–02 1998 2000 2001–02 Under influence of drugs (percentage) (percentage) (percentage) (percentage) Yes 10 13 17 15 20 14 22 16 20 19 22 27 No 81 80 74 31 45 55 35 38 42 57 56 58 Don't 9 7 9 53 35 31 43 46 38 24 22 15 know Unweighted 195 229 243 150 125 279 250 308 453 347 390 426 Notes: Notes:
1. Source 1998 BCS, 2000 BCS, and 2001–02 BCS interviews.
2. Not asked if offender identified as under school age. In 1998 there was one incident of acquaintance violence where the offender was said to be under school age.
3. Results for mugging should be treated with caution due to the small number of incidents.
4. Figures may differ from those previously published due to a revision in the weighting process.