§ Mr. BayleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many crimes of(a) violence against the person, (b) burglary, (c) theft or handling stolen goods and (d) criminal damage, and how many crimes in total, were reported to the North Yorkshire police in the 12-month period July 1978 to June 1979, and in the 12-month period July 1991 to June 1992.
§ Mr. JackThe available information is for the number of offences recorded by the police in north Yorkshire and is contained in the following table:
Notifiable Offences Recorded by the Police in North Yorkshire North Yorkshire Number of offences Offence group July 1978 to June 1979 July 1991 to June 1992 Violence against the person 873 2,115 Burglary 4,873 13,804 Theft and handling goods 12,061 30,453 Criminal damage 2,486 5,726 Other offences 1,635 1,975 Total 21,928 54,073