§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many(a) burglaries of a dwelling, (b) burglaries other than of a dwelling and (c) burglaries in total were reported (i) in each police force area and (ii) in total for Scotland in each calendar year since 1979, and in the 12 months ended June 1992.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 4 February 1993]: The available information collected centrally for calendar years 1979–1991, was given in my reply to the hon. Member for Fife, Central (Mr. McLeish) on 3 February 1993 at column 231.
The available information collected centrally, for the 12 months ended June 1992, is given in the table.
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Number of cases of housebreaking1 recorded by the police in Scotland, 12 months ended June 1992 Police Force 12 months to June 19922 Central 4,517 Dumfries and Galloway 2,254 Fife 8,710 Grampian 7,132 Lothian and Borders 17,837 Northern 31,531 Strathclyde 69,802 Tayside 9,183
Police Force 12 months to June 19921 Scotland 3120,966 Notes: 1 Includes cases of attempted housebreaking and housebreaking with intent to steal. 2 Provisional. 3 Estimated.