HC Deb 28 March 1983 vol 40 cc6-9W
Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will take steps to record and disclose the colour of victims of street crimes.

Mr. Mayhew

We understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that the information readily available is as given in the following tables. My right hon. Friend is considering whether any further information could usefully be collected within the resources that can be provided for this purpose.

Police District Ethnic appearance of victim* Total
White-skinned European Dark-skinned European Negroid Indian/Pakistani Chinese/Japanese Arabian/Egyptian Not known Conspiracies and victim details not known
Q—Brent and Harrow 846 42 34 274 15 3 6 8 1,228
R—Greenwich and Bexley 443 4 9 34 4 0 0 9 503
S—Barnet and Hertsmere 197 13 5 33 4 1 0 21 274
T—Richmond-upon-Thames, Hounslow, etc. 222 4 1 48 2 0 0 8 285
V—Kingston-upon-Thames, Merton, etc. 157 2 2 22 3 3 0 0 189
W—Wandsworth 921 27 48 164 8 5 9 15 1,197
X—Ealing and Hillingdon 437 11 12 173 1 0 1 7 642
Y—Haringey and Enfield, etc. 817 144 51 138 17 2 15 15 1,199
Z—Croydon and Sutton, etc. 403 9 11 60 0 2 0 10 495
Total MPD 14,557 858 678 2,021 167 129 49 304 18,763
* For offences involving two or more victims only the first victim is counted.

Table 2
Recorded offences of robbery and other violent theft by ethnic appearance of victim
Metropolitan Police District, 1982 Number of offences
Police District Ethnic appearance of victim* Total
White-skinned European Dark-skinned European Negroid Indian/Pakistani Chinese/Japanese Arabian/Egyptian Not known Conspiracies and victim details not known
A—(Part) Westminster 150 5 5 8 2 2 5 1 178
B—Kensington and Chelsea 500 25 20 31 16 34 6 10 642
C—(Part) Westminster 418 32 13 34 16 10 5 13 541
D—(Part) Westminster 486 42 37 48 14 28 8 6 669
E—Camden 594 40 19 56 9 2 8 8 736
F—Hammersmith 400 14 16 76 8 8 1 6 529
G—Hackney 1,099 122 76 128 8 0 5 8 1,446
H—Tower Hamlets 370 14 24 78 1 1 5 8 501
I—Heathrow, etc. 30 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 39
J—Waltham Forest, Redbridge, etc. 482 6 15 110 4 1 2 5 625
K—Havering, Barking and Newham 555 11 12 149 8 0 1 11 747
L—Lambeth 2,561 138 215 213 23 10 21 9 3,190
M—Southwark 1,146 51 60 78 8 0 7 20 1,370
N—Islington 581 60 31 51 2 1 4 9 739
P—Lewisham and Bromley 1,207 43 52 77 7 1 6 11 1,404
Q—Brent and Harrow 792 32 44 313 19 4 11 13 1,228
R—Greenwich and Bexley 358 5 9 36 3 0 0 4 415
S—Barnet and Hertsmere 208 17 5 31 5 0 0 9 275
T—Richmond-upon-Thames, Hounslow, etc. 271 1 7 49 1 0 5 8 342
V—Kingston-upon-Thames, Merton, etc. 172 3 6 25 2 0 1 0 209
W—Wandsworth 920 38 60 130 9 2 12 6 1,177
X—Ealing and Hillingdon 432 11 13 199 4 3 0 7 669
Y—Haringey and Enfield, etc. 798 117 46 120 12 0 13 10 1,116
Z—Croydon and Sutton, etc. 394 4 11 52 4 0 4 2 471
Total MPD 14,924 831 797 2,100 185 107 130 184 19,258
* For offences involving two or more victims only the first victim is counted.

Table 3
Recorded offences of robbery and other violent theft by ethnic appearance of victim
Metropolitan Police District
Year Ethnic appearance of victim* Total
White-skinned European Dark-skinned European Black-skinned† Indian/Pakistani Chinese/Japanese Arabian/Egyptian Not known Conspiracies and victim details not recorded
Number of offences
1977 10,307 521 361 965 70 99 1 91 12,415
1978 9,866 518 354 1,001 90 169 43 129 12,180
1979 9,486 444 370 955 91 113 27 150 11,636
1980 11,169 617 445 1,281 137 96 40 229 13,984
1981 14,557 858 678 2,021 167 129 49 304 18,763
1982 14,924 831 797 2,100 185 107 130 184 19,258

Year Ethnic appearance of victim* Total
White-skinned European Dark-skinned European Black-skinned† Indian/Pakistani Chinese/Japanese Arabian/Egyptian Not known Conspiracies and victim details not recorded
Percentage of total offences
1977 83 4 3 8 1 1 0 1 100
1978 81 4 3 8 1 1 0 1 100
1979 82 4 3 8 1 1 0 1 100
1980 80 4 3 9 1 1 0 2 100
1981 78 5 4 11 1 1 0 2 100
1982 77 4 4 11 1 1 1 1 100
* For offences involving two or more victims only the first victim is counted.
† Including West Indian/African.

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