§ Mr. AmessTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many persons were(a) charged and (b) convicted of (i) public order offences and (ii) offences against the person in each of the last five years;
260W(2) how many persons were (a) charged and (b) convicted of (i) offences against the person and (ii) public order offences in the Basildon area for each of the last five years.
§ Mr. John PattenThe information requested in respect of England and Wales is published annually in volumes 1 and 2 of "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales Supplementary Tables."
Details for the Basildon area are not available, but the following table gives information for Billericay petty sessional division and Chelmsford Crown court for 1986 and 1987. Comparable data for earlier years could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
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Persons proceeded against and found guilty of offences against the person1 and public order offences England and Wales Number of persons2 1986 1987 Billericay psd: Offences against the person Proceeded against3 181 240 Found guilty 68 84 Public order offences Proceeded against 35 56 Found guilty 23 33 Chelmsford Crown Court: Offences against the person For trial 371 478 Found guilty 290 370 Public order offences For trial 47 24 Found guilty 38 22 England and Wales Magistrates' Courts: Offences against the person Proceeded against3 74,975 86,001 Found guilty 34,647 37,995 Public order offences Proceeded against 27,759 41,818 Found guilty 18,196 27,843
1986 1987 Crown Court: Offences against the person For trial 24,414 27,301 Found guilty 18,124 20,543 Public order offences For trial 1,395 1,815 Found guilty 991 1,352 1 Violence against the person, sexual offences, and robbery. 2 As shown by the records held centrally, which are approximate. 3 Including those committed to the Crown Court for trial.