§ Mrs. Curtis-Thomas:To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether young offenders may be employed in removing graffiti in Sefton. [128521]
Currently recorded homicide by Merseyside Police Percentage 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 Total victims 24 28 20 30 28 Victim acquainted with suspect 16 19 10 15 16 Proportion where victim acquainted with suspect 67 68 50 50 57 Proportion England and Wales 63 62 54 54 49
§ Mrs. Curtis-Thomas:To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the clear-up rate for murders committed in Crosby was in each of the last five years. [129475]
§ Ms Blears:The data have been obtained from the homicide index as it stood on 8 October 2002. Figures are subject to revision as cases are dealt with by the police and the courts, or as further information becomes
1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 Total victims 24 28 20 30 28 Victims with no current suspect 4 3 2 7 7 Detection rate (percentage) 83 89 90 77 75