§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many burglaries have been committed within each police authority area of Wales in each year from 1987; how many have been convicted of burglary in each year; and, of those convicted, how many were registered or unregistered drug addicts at the time of the burglaries.
§ Mr. JackThe information available relates to the recorded offences of burglary in Wales and persons convicted of such offences. A table showing these data is given below. Information on how many convicted burglars are registered or unregistered drug addicts is not available centrally.
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Recorded burglaries and persons convicted of burglary by Welsh police force area 1987 to 1992 Wales 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 Police force Recorded offences Persons convicted Recorded offices Persons convicted Recorded offences Persons convicted Recorded offences Persons convicted Recorded offences Persons convicted Recorded offences Persons convicted Dyfed-Powys 2,942 364 3,214 288 2,721 296 3,419 341 4,696 370 5,100 1— Gwent 4,804 621 4,170 530 3,838 477 5,235 564 7,477 530 8,239 1— North Wales 9,955 737 8,837 635 7,387 551 8,342 576 10,184 553 12,472 1— South Wales 26,493 1,765 25,158 1,443 25,067 1,366 28,121 1,477 36,637 1,610 38,799 1— Total for Wales 44,194 3,487 41,379 2,896 39,013 2,690 45,117 2,958 58,994 3,063 64,610 1— 1 Not available yet.