§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many crimes were recorded by the police in England and Wales in(a) 1979 and (b) 1992; and if he will make a statement;
(2) how many (a) incidents of violence against a person and (b) robberies were recorded by the police in (i) 1979 and (ii) 1992; and if he will make a statement;
(3) how many incidents of fraud and forgery were recorded by the police in (a) 1979 and (b) 1992; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. JackThe requested information is published in table 2.17 of "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales 1989" and in table 6 of Home Office statistical bulletin 9/93; copies of both publications are available in the Library.
§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was(a) the percentage clear-up rate for crime, (b) the authorised police establishment and (c) the total number of crimes reported for each police force in England and Wales for 1992.
§ Mr. Jack[holding answer 29 April 1993]: Information on percentage clear-up rates and the number of recorded offences by police force area for 1992 is contained in tables 4 and 2 respectively of Home Office statistical bulletin 9/93, a copy of which is available in the Library. Figures for the authorised police establishment for 31 December 1992 are contained in the table:
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Authorised police establishment as at 31 December 1992 England and Wales 1992 Police force area Authorised establishment Avon and Somerset 3,087 Bedfordshire 1,178 Cambridgeshire 1,241 Cheshire 1,920 Cleveland 1,502 Cumbria 1,187 Derbyshire 1,850 Devon and Cornwall 2,928 Dorset 1,302 Durham 1,389 Essex 2,950 Gloucestershire 1,184 Greater Manchester 7,077 Hampshire 3,269 Hertfordshire 1,684 Humberside 2,034 Kent 3,096 Lancashire 3,229 Leicestershire 1,853 Lincolnshire 1,206 London, City of 798 Merseyside 4,706 Metropolitan Police District 28,240 Norfolk 1,446 Northamptonshire 1,190 Northumbria 3,613 North Yorkshire 1,418 Nottinghamshire 2,344 South Yorkshire 3,031 Staffordshire 2,215 Suffolk 1,233 Surrey 1,673 Sussex 3,014 Thames Valley 3,812 Warwickshire 1,020 West Mercia 2,053 West Midlands 6,977
Police force area Authorised establishment West Yorkshire 5,295 Wiltshire 1,181 Dyfed-Powys 969 Gwent 1,010 North Wales 1,369 South Wales 3,168 England and Wales 126,941