HC Deb 16 June 1993 vol 226 cc570-1W
Ms Ruddock

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many incidents of domestic violence were reported in the Metropolitan police area in January to December 1992; and how many resulted in(a) prosecutions and (b) convictions, respectively.

Mr. Maclean

Provisional figures provided by the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis show that there were approximately 9,800 incidents of domestic violence reported in the Metropolitan police district in 1992. Information on prosecutions and convictions is not available.