§ Mr. HardyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases of causing actual bodily harm and of common assault were recorded in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. JackFor notifiable offence purposes, offences of assault occasioning actual bodily harm are included within the "other wounding" offence classification which
Number and percentage of offenders cautioned and prosecuted as a total of all cautions and prosecutions by type of offences 1989–19911 England and Wales Number and percentages Year/Type of offence Cautions Prosecutions Total cautions and prosecutions Number Percentage Number Percentage [= 100 per cent.] 1989 Indictable offences 136,001 23 449,056 77 585,057 Summary non-motoring offences 102,030 15 568,469 85 670,499 All offences (excluding summary motoring) 238,031 19 1,017,525 81 1,255,556 1990 Indictable offences 166,349 26 468,585 74 634,934 Summary non-motoring offences 102,763 15 576,977 85 679,740 All offences (excluding summary motoring) 269,112 20 1,045,562 80 1,314,674 19911 Indictable offences 179,885 27 489,057 73 668,942 Summary non-motoring offences 98,910 15 573,331 85 672,241 All offences (excluding summary motoring) 278,795 21 1,062,388 79 1,341,183 1 Provisional.