§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many offences involving(a) drugs, (b) alcohol abuse, (c) violence and (d) disorder were reported in each command or division of the Northumbria police area in each year from 1998 to 2002. [113073]
§ Mr. Bob AinsworthInformation on the total number of recorded crimes in some main offence groups, including violent crimes, has been collected and published at the Basic Command Unit level since 1 April 1999. The number of violent crimes recorded in Basic Command Units in the Northumbria police area is given in the table. Details for 2002/03 are not yet available.
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Number of violent offences recorded by the police in Northumbria police force area by police Basic Command Unit Violence against the person 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 Gateshead East 1,156 989 1,787 Gateshead West 667 668 666 Newcastle Central 1,077 908 999 Newcastle East 778 639 709 Newcastle North 776 720 842 Newcastle West 948 1,052 1,224 North Northumberland 430 339 325 South Tyneside 1,282 1,483 1,687 South-East Northumberland 1,324 1,499 1,493 South-West Northumberland 398 313 429 Sunderland City 1,643 1,574 2,292 Sunderland West 642 646 827 Tynemouth 890 810 954 Wallsend 600 450 475 Washington 952 872 928
Number of violent offences recorded by the police in Northumbrian police force area by police Basic Command Unit Sexual Offences 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 Gateshead East 97 79 123 Gateshead West 55 36 61 Newcastle Central 58 43 40 Newcastle East 52 52 58 Newcastle North 67 74 88 Newcastle West 89 60 90 North Northumberland 17 23 19 South Tyneside 83 98 103 South-East Northumberland 131 113 113 South-West Northumberland 20 13 7 Sunder City 78 68 76 Sunderland West 54 44 42 Tynemouth 59 53 96 Wallsend 68 79 60 Washington 55 56 54
Number of violent offences recorded by the police in Northumbrian police force area by police Basic Command Unit Robbery 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 Gateshead East 153 152 177 Gateshead West 80 94 81 Newcastle Central 140 114 96 Newcastle East 85 87 74 Newcastle North 101 93 109 Newcastle West 152 138 146 North Northumberland 5 1 10 South Tyneside 154 168 129 South-East Northumberland 55 80 72 South-West Northumberland 4 4 11 Sunderland City 163 169 196 Sunderland West 43 48 53 Tynemouth 118 102 92 Wallsend 74 74 67 Washington 62 57 74 Recorded crime figures do not include details of whether drugs and alcohol are an aggravating factor in offences. The requested details of drug offences, alcohol abuse and disorder are not available.