§
Mr. Mayhew
[pursuant to his reply, 28 March 1983, c. 3]: We understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that the information available is as given in the following tables. As I indicated in my reply on 28 March, we are arranging with the Commissioner for a systematic analysis of the ethnic information for the Metropolitan police district for all types of offence to be published in due course.
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| Police District |
Ethnic appearance of persons arrested Number of persons |
|
White-skinned European |
Dark-skinned European |
Black-skinned (West Indian/African) |
Indian/Pakistani |
Chinese/Japanese |
Arabian/Egyptian |
Not recorded |
Total |
| Q—Brent and Harrow |
46 |
3 |
63 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
117 |
| R—Greenwich and Bexley |
62 |
1 |
24 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
91 |
| S—Bamet and Hertsmere |
40 |
1 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
51 |
| T—Richmond-upon-Thames, Hounslow |
41 |
1 |
18 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
62 |
| V—Kingston-upon-Thames, Merton, etc |
31 |
1 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
41 |
| W—Wandsworth |
47 |
1 |
66 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
116 |
| X—Eaiing and Hillingdon |
48 |
0 |
33 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
83 |
| Y—Haringey and Enfield, etc |
77 |
9 |
64 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
151 |
| Z—Croydon and Sutton, etc |
67 |
2 |
25 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
95 |
| Total MPD |
1,403 |
69 |
1,120 |
61 |
6 |
15 |
1 |
2,675 |
| * Persons proceeded against by means of a charge, referral to a juvenile bureau, a caution or in some other way; arrests not followed by any action are not included |
| † Metropolitan police office classification |
| Table 2—Person arrested* for recorded offences of robbery and other violent theft† by ethnic appearance |
| Metropolitan Police District, 1982 |
Number of persons |
| Police District |
Ethnic appearance of persons arrested |
Total |
|
White-skinned European |
Dark-skinned European |
Black-skinned (West Indian/ African) |
Indian/Pakistani |
Chinese/Japanese |
Arabian/Egyptian |
Not recorded |
|
| A—(Part) Westminster |
30 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
35 |
| B—Kensington and Chelsea |
63 |
0 |
26 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
92 |
| C—(Part) Westminster |
79 |
0 |
42 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
127 |
| D—(Part) Westminster |
52 |
4 |
45 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
101 |
| E—Camden |
86 |
4 |
29 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
121 |
| F—Hammersmith |
35 |
0 |
50 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
86 |
| G—Hackney |
28 |
2 |
111 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
143 |
| H—Tower Hamlets |
44 |
1 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
57 |
| I—Heathrow, etc. |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
| J—Waltham Forest, Redbridge, etc |
52 |
4 |
37 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
99 |
| K—Havering, Barking and Newhan |
70 |
2 |
50 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
143 |
| L—Lambeth |
83 |
1 |
170 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
256 |
| M—Southwark |
78 |
4 |
54 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
140 |
| N—Islington |
51 |
2 |
54 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
108 |
| P—Lewisham and Bromley |
60 |
1 |
77 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
140 |
| Q—Brent and Harrow |
53 |
5 |
86 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
149 |
| R—Greenwich and Bexley |
30 |
1 |
13 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
49 |
| S—Barnet and Hertsmere |
41 |
1 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
53 |
| T—Richmond-upon-Thames, Hounslow |
50 |
0 |
10 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
69 |
| V—Kingston-upon-Thames, Merton, etc. |
30 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
34 |
| W—Wandsworth |
41 |
2 |
84 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
128 |
| X—Eaiing and Hillingdon |
44 |
0 |
38 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
87 |
| Y—Haringey and Enfield, etc. |
62 |
3 |
78 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
145 |
| Z—Croydon and Sutton, etc. |
57 |
1 |
33 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
92 |
| Total MPD |
1,231 |
38 |
1,116 |
68 |
3 |
2 |
8 |
2,466 |
| * Persons proceeded against by means of a charge, referral to a juvenile bureau, a caution or in some other way; arrests not followed by any action are not included. |
| † Metropolitan police office classification. |
| Table 3—Persons arrested* for recorded offences of robbery and other violent theft† by ethnic appearance within Metropolitan police district |
|
Ethnic appearance of persons arrested |
| Year |
Total |
White-skinned European |
Dark-skinned European |
Black-skinned (West Indian/African) |
Indian/Pakistani |
Chinese/Japanese |
Arabian/Egyptian |
Not recorded |
| 1977 |
2,440 |
1,436 |
54 |
899 |
31 |
10 |
10 |
0 |
| 1978 |
2,580 |
1,494 |
57 |
970 |
40 |
1 |
18 |
0 |
| 1979 |
2,286 |
1,338 |
38 |
859 |
37 |
2 |
11 |
1 |
| 1980 |
2,455 |
1,432 |
68 |
901 |
46 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
| 1981 |
2,675 |
1,403 |
69 |
1,120 |
61 |
6 |
15 |
1 |
| 1982 |
2,466 |
1,231 |
38 |
1,116 |
68 |
3 |
2 |
8 |
| Percentages |
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|
Ethnic appearance of persons arrested |
| Year |
Total |
White-skinned European |
Dark-skinned European |
Black-skinned (West Indian/African) |
Indian/Pakistani |
Chinese/Japanese |
Arabian/Egyptian |
Not recorded |
| 1977 |
100 |
59 |
2 |
37 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1978 |
100 |
58 |
2 |
38 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 1979 |
100 |
59 |
2 |
38 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1980 |
100 |
58 |
3 |
37 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1981 |
100 |
52 |
3 |
42 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 1982 |
100 |
50 |
2 |
45 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| * Persons proceeded by means of a charge, referral to a juvenile bureau, a caution or in some other way; arrests not followed by any action are not included. |
| † Metropolitan police office classification. |