§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will list for each police authority in 1991 the number of known offenders found guilty or cautioned for offences of(a) theft or (b) unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle; and what proportion of the total number of known offenders in those categories were (i) juveniles and (ii) young adults;
(2) if he will list for each police authority in 1991 the number of known offenders for offences of theft from a vehicle; and what percentage of those offenders were (a) juveniles and (b) young adults.
§ Mr. JackThe information is given in the tables.
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16-Oct 17–20 All ages Police force area Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Cleveland 37 35 39 37 105 100 Cumbria 10 22 15 33 45 100 Derbyshire 42 33 52 40 129 100 Devon and Cornwall 39 20 69 36 192 100 Dorset 23 31 24 32 74 100 Durham 31 30 33 32 103 100 Essex 98 34 103 35 291 100 Gloucester 7 18 10 26 38 100 Greater Manchester 112 33 82 24 335 100 Hampshire 56 29 45 24 190 100 Hertfordshire 52 36 63 43 145 100 Humberside 76 46 39 23 167 100 Kent 147 38 126 33 384 100 Lancashire 20 18 36 32 111 100 Leicestershire 34 26 53 41 129 100 Lincolnshire 11 27 17 41 41 100 City of London — — — — 2 100 Merseyside 13 16 24 30 79 100 Metropolitan police 31 10 115 37 310 100 Norfolk 16 20 28 35 81 100 Northamptonshire 7 9 33 42 78 100 Northumbria 56 34 47 28 165 100 North Yorkshire 20 37 14 26 54 100 Nottinghamshire 62 30 69 33 208 100 South Yorkshire 136 45 78 26 302 100 Staffordshire 9 11 32 41 79 100 Suffolk 34 37 25 27 92 100 Surrey 33 38 31 36 86 100 Sussex 35 32 42 39 109 100 Thames Valley 61 30 67 33 204 100 Warwickshire 32 52 21 34 61 100 West Mercia 19 22 32 37 86 100 West Midlands 198 48 99 24 416 100 West Yorkshire 124 32 130 34 383 100 Wiltshire 3 7 21 48 44 100 Dyfed Powys 5 17 11 37 30 100 Gwent 21 33 22 34 64 100 North Wales 23 35 27 42 65 100 South Wales 46 25 68 37 184 100 England 1,842 32 1,886 32 5,808 100 Wales 95 28 128 37 343 100 England and Wales 1,937 31 2,014 33 6,151 100 1 Theft Act 1968 Section 1.
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Table B Number and percentage of persons found guilty or cautioned for the summary offence of stealing and unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle1 by police force area and age group 1991 Police force area 10–16 17–20 All ages Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage Avon and Somerset 112 19 338 57 595 100 Bedfordshire 89 31 130 45 289 100 Cambridgeshire 38 25 73 48 153 100 Cheshire 259 44 213 36 587 100 Cleveland 192 42 207 45 461 100 Cumbria 112 42 99 37 266 100 Derbyshire 122 36 137 40 342 100 Devon and Cornwall 135 30 188 42 452 100 Dorset 60 31 79 40 196 100 Durham 86 31 137 49 281 100 Essex 144 28 238 47 511 100 Gloucester 58 37 66 42 158 100 Greater Manchester 1,038 42 998 40 2,499 100 Hampshire 219 35 262 42 621 100 Hertfordshire 103 36 132 46 286 100 Humberside 195 46 163 38 428 100 Kent 102 32 156 49 319 100 Lancashire 249 32 346 45 769 100 Leicestershire 213 34 301 49 619 100 Lincolnshire 65 28 113 49 231 100 City of London — — 6 38 16 100 Merseyside 347 37 399 42 940 100 Metropolitan Police 1,116 37 1,203 39 3,053 100 Norfolk 111 36 134 44 305 100 Northamptonshire 34 17 116 57 204 100
Police force area 10–16 17–20 All ages Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage Northumbria 433 41 462 43 1,064 100 North Yorkshire 66 29 108 48 224 100 Nottinghamshire 339 40 375 44 852 100 South Yorkshire 334 42 307 39 793 100 Staffordshire 176 34 229 45 513 100 Suffolk 64 32 91 45 200 100 Surrey 55 27 107 52 205 100 Sussex 98 22 214 48 444 100 Thames Valley 377 40 415 44 951 100 Warwickshire 63 33 96 50 191 100 West Mercia 206 42 194 40 491 100 West Midlands 864 40 911 43 2,139 100 West Yorkshire 742 39 789 42 1,895 100 Wiltshire 76 39 79 40 196 100 Dyfed Powys 53 34 63 40 156 100 Gwent 116 51 78 34 229 100 North Wales 93 36 108 42 259 100 South Wales 502 44 482 42 1,141 100 England 9,092 37 10,611 43 24,739 100 Wales 764 43 731 41 1,785 100 England and Wales 9,856 37 11,342 43 26,524 100 1 Theft Act 1968 Section 12(1) as amended by CJA 1988 Section 37; being carried knowing vehicle to have been taken or driven away; unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle.
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Table C Number and percentage of persons found guilty or cautioned for the indictable offence of theft from a vehicle1 by police force area and age group 1991 Police force area 10–16 17–20 All ages Police force area Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Avon and Somerset 26 10 163 63 259 100 Bedfordshire 77 48 53 33 159 100 Cambridgeshire 42 21 100 51 196 100 Cheshire 47 18 137 51 267 100 Cleveland 122 40 127 42 305 100 Cumbria 63 55 42 37 114 100 Derbyshire 66 21 159 50 317 100 Devon and Cornwall 29 21 72 51 141 100 Dorset 35 24 62 42 148 100 Durham 52 27 92 48 190 100 Essex 118 23 258 50 513 100 Gloucester 44 25 85 49 175 100 Greater Manchester 370 41 351 39 895 100 Hampshire 141 28 230 46 505 100 Hertfordshire 52 18 184 63 291 100 Humberside 110 26 217 52 420 100 Kent 94 22 216 50 434 100 Lancashire 101 34 138 47 293 100 Leicestershire 122 27 228 50 457 100 Lincolnshire 22 12 95 53 180 100 City of London 5 17 7 24 29 100 Merseyside 179 58 88 29 308 100 Metropolitan police 479 33 557 38 1,459 100 Norfolk 50 32 74 47 158 100 Northamptonshire 14 17 41 51 80 100 Northumbria 214 38 225 39 570 100 North Yorkshire 46 28 77 46 167 100 Nottinghamshire 154 30 213 42 507 100 South Yorkshire 144 27 240 46 524 100 Staffordshire 75 48 57 36 157 100 Suffolk 34 28 53 43 122 100 Surrey 12 12 58 59 98 100 Sussex 64 19 174 52 336 100 Thames Valley 158 37 193 46 423 100 Warwickshire 61 37 74 44 167 100 West Mercia 60 34 79 45 177 100 West Midlands 529 50 348 33 1,050 100 West Yorkshire 337 35 414 44 950 100 Wiltshire 36 24 74 50 148 100 Dyfed Powys 35 50 26 37 70 100 Gwent 58 38 68 44 154 100 North Wales 39 20 100 51 195 100 South Wales 164 44 135 36 373 100 England 4,384 32 6,055 44 13,689 100
Police force area 10–16 17–20 All ages Police force area Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Wales 296 37 329 42 792 100 England and Wales 4,680 32 6,384 44 14,481 100 1 Theft Act 1968 Section 1.