§ Mr. FrenchTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will set out for each police authority in England for the most recent three years for which figures are available(a) the number of recorded crimes, (b) the ratio of recorded crimes to population, (c) the number of cleared up crimes and (d) the ratio of crimes cleared up to crimes committed; and if he will give the corresponding figures for 1978–79.
§ Mr. JackThe information requested is supplied in the following tables. The number of crimes committed is not available, so the number of crimes recorded is used in the clear-up ratio.
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1978 Police force areas Offences recorded1 1978 Offences per 100 000 population Offences cleared up21978 Percentage cleared up Avon and Somerset 53,071 3,981 22,339 42 Bedfordshire 24,506 4,954 11,221 46 Cambridgeshire 28,317 4,966 15,571 55 Cheshire 26,436 2,874 15,547 59 Cleveland 33,222 5,847 18,143 55 Cumbria 18,498 3,916 9,999 54 Derbyshire 35,759 3,990 16,042 45 Devon and Cornwall 41,941 3,073 19,149 46
Police force areas Offences recorded1 1978 Offences per l00.000 population Offences cleared up2 1978 Percentage cleared up Dorset 24,608 4,196 11,614 47 Durham 25,863 4,283 13,212 51 Essex 50,262 3,679 21,871 44 Gloucestershire 16,120 3,255 8,225 51 Greater Manchester 151,192 5,676 69,183 46 Hampshire 62,750 4,003 28,681 46 Hertfordshire 35,649 4,434 18,156 51 Humberside 42,773 5,062 19,416 45 Kent 52,602 3,630 21,136 40 Lancashire 48,984 3,577 26,933 55 Leicestershire 29,254 3,511 16,591 57 Lincolnshire 16,436 3,101 9,434 57 City of London 5,886 3— 1,379 23 Merseyside 106,083 6,864 45,301 43 Metropolitan Police District 533,025 7,203 114,214 21 Norfolk 22,245 3,272 10,950 49 Northamptonshire 21,959 4,252 11,020 50 Northumbria 92,352 6,350 47,382 51 North Yorkshire 21,605 3,267 11,294 52 Nottinghamshire 68,903 7,076 34,066 49 South Yorkshire 53,040 4,067 28,235 53 Staffordshire 33,927 3,403 18,556 55 Suffolk 17,640 2,976 9,730 55 Surrey 24,732 3,409 12,154 49 Sussex 43,988 3,420 24,729 56 Thames Valley 71,681 4,124 30,531 43 Warwickshire 13,440 2,863 6,210 46 West.Mercia 31,816 3,260 15,384 48 West Midlands 151,685 5,594 52,039 34 West Yorkshire 122,874 5,942 60,250 49 Wiltshire 20,125 3,899 8,814 44 Dyfed-Powys 10,794 2,504 6,924 64 Gwent 18,810 4,295 11,139 59 North Wales 23,520 3,865 13,564 58 South Wales 67,384 5,222 31,325 46 Total 2,395,757 4,878 997,653 42 1 Excluding criminal damage £20 and under. 2 Excluding criminal damage £20 and under. 3 Included in the Metropolitan Police District. 265W
1979 Police force areas Offences recorded1 1979 Offences per 100 000 population Offences cleared up2 1979 Percentage cleared up Avon and Somerset 48,443 3,616 21,010 43 Bedfordshire 26,403 5,293 12,752 48 Cambridgeshire 23,461 4,050 10,967 47 Cheshire 28,285 3,053 16,524 58 Cleveland 32,802 5,769 16,671 51 Cumbria 18,130 3,858 10,132 56 Derbyshire 35,160 3,914 17,688 50 Devon and Cornwall 41,231 3,006 19,001 46 Dorset 22,278 3,769 10,359 46 Durham 25,033 4,150 12,942 52 Essex 51,077 3,708 21,488 42 Gloucestershire 15,385 3,095 7,910 51 Greater Manchester 160,268 6,052 72,843 45 Hampshire 62,062 3,941 28,255 46 Hertfordshire 35,815 4,430 19,296 54 Humberside 44,502 5,238 19,926 45 Kent 50,959 3,500 25,469 50 Lancashire 51,735 3,777 28,791 56 Leicestershire 28,984 3,466 15,541 54 Lincolnshire 16,229 3,040 9,703 60 City of London 6,663 3 1,375 3 Merseyside 104,369 6,814 44,351 42 Metropolitan Police District 524,138 7,123 108,907 21 Norfolk 21,161 3,083 9,983 47 Northamptonshire 21,568 4,122 10,262 48 Northumbria 93,832 6,490 49,359 53 North Yorkshire 20,260 3,055 10,342 51 Nottinghamshire 69,879 7,174 35,340 51 South Yorkshire 52,767 4,055 27,055 51 Staffordshire 35,718 3,572 18,232 51 Suffolk 18,804 3,147 10,625 57 Surrey 25,407 3,505 11,856 47
Police force areas Offences recorded1 1979 Offences per 100.000 population Offences cleared up2 1979 Percentage cleared up Sussex 45,962 3,540 24,562 53 Thames Valley 71,778 4,079 32,194 45 Warwickshire 13,156 2,806 6,080 46 West Mercia 31,125 3,152 15,264 49 West Midlands 147,080 5,455 54,702 37 West Yorkshire 118,418 5,737 43,702 37 Wiltshire 18,871 3,654 7,882 42 Dyfed-Powys 10,525 2,432 6,575 62 Gwent 18,814 4,316 11,204 60 North Wales 22,395 3,663 13,269 59 South Wales 65,734 5,077 30,294 46 Total 2,376,666 4,833 980,683 41 1Excluding criminal damage £20 and under. 2 Excluding criminal damage £20 and under. 3 Included in the Metropolitan Police District. 266W
1990 Police force areas Offences recorded11990 Offences per 100.000 population Offences cleared up2 1990 Percentage cleared up Avon and Somerset 124,177 8,784 35,395 29 Bedfordshire 52,862 9,952 11,712 22 Cambridgeshire 44,035 6,722 16,546 38 Cheshire 51,627 5,386 25,667 50 Cleveland 70,622 12,774 17,351 25 Cumbria 31,922 6,493 13,855 43 Derbyshire 56,557 6,085 18,228 32 Devon and Cornwall 90,403 6,051 28,644 32 Dorset 47,282 7,199 16,637 35 Durham 49,957 8,369 16,818 34 Essex 93,544 6,389 26,868 29 Gloucestershire 41,772 7,889 13,819 33 Greater Manchester 312,332 12,095 100,074 32 Hampshire 116,773 6,966 37,253 32 Hertfordshire 45,166 5,373 13,324 30 Humberside 101,279 11,828 37,699 37 Kent 99,179 6,509 24,370 25 Lancashire 92,985 6,686 40,969 44 Leicestershire 71,981 8,070 25,820 36 Lincolnshire 38,034 6,481 16,449 43 City of London 7,072 3165,737 1,480 21 Merseyside 129,876 8,969 57,542 44 Metropolitan Police District 810,443 11,220 137,075 17 Norfolk 53,982 7,212 20,145 37 Northamptonshire 47,392 8,227 16,711 35 Northumbria 190,248 13,288 76,654 40 North Yorkshire 44,465 6,156 17,726 40 Nottinghamshire 128,548 12,667 44,711 35 South Yorkshire 102,161 7,888 45,450 44 Staffordshire 70,718 6,806 27,892 39 Suffolk 36,451 5,686 14,842 41 Surrey 41,681 5,604 11,050 27 Sussex 93,418 6,594 24,534 26 Thames Valley 145,977 7,446 38,175 26 Warwickshire 32,419 6,711 9,504 29 West Mercia 59,332 5,501 27,128 46 West Midlands 257,814 9,858 92,723 36 West Yorkshire 227,631 11,015 77,073 34 Wiltshire 32,449 5,811 14,196 44 Dyfed-Powys 19,568 4,169 9,835 50 Gwent 30,169 6,752 15,481 51 North Wales 36,153 5,546 14,629 40 South Wales 133,176 10,205 47,459 36 Total 4,363,632 8,630 1,379,423 32 1Excluding criminal damage £20 and under. 2 Excluding criminal damage £20 and under. 3 The City of London rate per 100,000 population figure is affected by the low resident population.
1991 Police force areas Offences recorded1 1991 Offences per 100.000 population Offences cleared up2 1991 Percentage cleared up Avon and Somerset 151,071 10,662 35,575 24 Bedfordshire 56,597 10,569 10,948 19 Cambridgeshire 57,396 8,637 20,588 36 Cheshire 61,901 6,455 25,172 41 Cleveland 74,424 13,480 24,817 33 Cumbria 42,627 8,662 17,195 40 Derbyshire 71,853 7,701 20,065 28 Devon and Cornwall 106,926 7,138 31,019 29 Dorset 51,081 7,759 21,091 41 Durham 60,717 10,130 18,328 30 Essex 106,109 7,240 33,518 32 Gloucestershire 55,317 10,410 19,575 35 Greater Manchester 353,177 13,633 126,464 36 Hampshire 140,182 8,360 39,741 28 Hertfordshire 54,629 6,482 18,239 33 Humberside 116,115 13,515 36,648 32 Kent 134,197 8,797 30,608 23 Lancashire 106,045 7,600 42,563 40 Leicestershire 88,890 9,902 25,574 29 Lincolnshire 43,678 7,387 20,152 46 City of London 7,551 3191,213 1,526 20 Merseyside 143,247 9,922 63,804 45 Metropolitan Police District 883,934 12,175 149,016 17 Norfolk 63,575 8,469 23,281 37 Northamptonshire 57,756 9,956 17,782 31 Northumbria 208,888 14,589 73,796 35 North Yorkshire 49,869 6,865 18,015 36 Nottinghamshire 145,903 14,353 38,695 27 South Yorkshire 118,972 9,178 42,582 36 Staffordshire 84,296 8,100 31,534 37 Suffolk 39,175 6,085 14,626 37 Surrey 49,252 6,592 11,249 23 Sussex 110,931 7,828 25,077 23 Thames Valley 185,262 9,340 40,285 22 Warwickshire 40,091 8,307 9,641 24 West Mercia 71,420 6,605 25,232 35 West Midlands 294,704 11,271 90,344 31 West Yorkshire 288,745 13,948 79,663 28 Wiltshire 38,276 6,812 15,460 40 Dyfed-Powys 24,411 5,178 12,261 50 Gwent 37,222 8,317 17,487 47 North Wales 42,672 6,536 15,523 36 South Wales 156,259 11,932 44,731 29 Total 5,075,343 10,007 1,479,490 29 1Excluding criminal damage £20 and under. 2 Excluding criminal damage £20 and under. 3 The City of London rate per 100,000 population figure is affected by the low resident population. 267W
1992 Police force areas Offences recorded1 1992 Offences per 100,000 population Offences cleared up2 1992 Percentage cleared up Avon and Somerset 173,068 12,214 28,806 17 Bedfordshire 59,008 11,019 11,677 20 Cambridgeshire 65,406 9,843 17,498 27 Cheshire 76,183 7,944 21,899 29 Cleveland 80,111 14,510 25,245 32 Cumbria 43,007 8,739 15,749 37 Derbyshire 83,439 8,943 18,612 22 Devon and Cornwall 113,413 7,571 20,085 18 Dorset 51,767 7,864 16,512 32 Durham 62,107 10,362 18,761 30 Essex 112,883 7,703 32,409 29 Gloucestershire 60,102 11,310 14,275 24 Greater Manchester 366,538 14,149 129,338 35 Hampshire 149,806 8,934 39,154 26 Hertfordshire 58,289 6,916 14,904 26 Humberside 126,110 14,678 28,960 23 Kent 155,176 10,172 41,962 27 Lancashire 115,741 8,295 42,459 37 Leicestershire 96,419 10,741 28,631 30 Lincolnshire 47,956 8,110 18,514 39 City of London 6,755 3171,056 1,343 20 Merseyside 144,087 9,980 60,825 42
Police force areas Offences recorded1 1992 Offences per 100,000 population Offences cleared up2 1992 Percentage cleared up Metropolitan Police District 890,847 12,270 142,746 16 Norfolk 66,638 8,877 22,519 34 Northamptonshire 58,871 10,148 17,797 30 Northumbria 203,836 14,236 34,797 17 North Yorkshire 52,869 7,278 17,247 33 Nottinghamshire 159,807 15,720 41,312 26 South Yorkshire 132,699 10,237 34,981 26 Staffordshire 96,988 9,319 29,445 30 Suffolk 43,846 6,811 17,086 39 Surrey 52,866 7,076 11,596 22 Sussex 117,778 8,311 26,935 23 Thames Valley 196,074 9,885 38,199 19 Warwickshire 44,630 9,247 10,451 23 West Mercia 77,489 7,166 26,345 34 West Midlands 321,407 12,293 85,305 27 West Yorkshire 300,738 14,528 75,243 25 Wiltshire 41,104 7,315 15,231 37 Dyfed-Powys 26,554 5,632 13,986 53 Gwent 39,994 8,937 17,677 44 North Wales 47,811 7,323 15,949 33 South Wales 163,270 12,467 48,399 30 Total 5,383,487 10,614 1,390,864 26 1 Excluding criminal damage 20 and under. 2 Excluding criminal damage 20 and under. 3 The City of London rate per 100,000 population figure is affected by the low resident population.