§ Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what were the total numbers for the Metropolitan Police district, for the first nine months of 1981 and the comparable period in 1980, of (a) robberies, (b) robberies in which firearms were used, (c) robberies at sub-post offices in which firearms were used and (d) firearms used in robberies at sub-post offices; what types of firearm were used at the robberies in group (d); and if he will break down the figures for robberies at which firearms were used by geographical area within the Metropolitan Police district.
§ Mr. MayhewWe understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that the information readily available is as shown in the following table. The further details requested could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
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Offences of robbery recorded* by the Metropolitan Police, January-September 1980 and 1981 Metropolitan Police district Number of offences Jan.-Sept. Jan.-Sept. 1980 1981† All offences of robbery recorded 5,210 7,997 Offences of robbery in which firearms were reported to have been used by location: Post Office 30 99 Elsewhere 483 806 Total 513 905 by District A 4 11 B 19 14 C 23 25 D 26 28 E 41 54 F 13 27 G 18 44 H 23 40 I 2 7 J 23 25 K 36 69 L 22 68 M 21 71 N 31 25
Metropolitan Police district Number of offences P 43 66 Q 40 54 R 21 40 S 12 40 T 11 35 V 5 12 W 17 31 X 15 52 Y 30 35 Z 17 32 Total 513 905 * Offences recorded in the period, which may have been committed in a previous period. † Provisional.