Cautions (Hansard, 20 October 1993)

§ Mr. Michael
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were cautioned by the police in(a) 1990, (b) 1991 and (c) 1992, (1) in total, (2) for indictable offences, (3) for indictable only offences, (4) for either way offences or (5) for summary offences.

§ Mr. Maclean
The information requested for the years 1990 to 1992—which is provisional—is given in the table.

Notifiable offences of theft and handling stolen goods recorded by the police 1979–92

England and Wales Number of offences

Year Total Theft from shops Handling stolen goods Other theft

1979 1,416,143 203,122 45,290 1,167,731

1980 1,463,469 206,175 38,815 1,218,479

1981 1,603,151 225,342 40,793 1,337,016

1982 1,755,853 242,304 43,589 1,469,960

1983 1,705,924 235,512 44,871 1,425,541

1984 1,807,981 248,792 45,046 1,514,143

1985 1,884,069 281,557 45,336 1,557,176

1986 2,003,873 255,463 41,497 1,706,913

1987 2,052,005 247,064 45,968 1,758,973

1988 1,931,274 216,242 49,262 1,665,770

1989 2,012,760 222,974 44,867 1,744,919

1990 2,374,409 250,301 46,822 2,077,286

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Number of persons cautioned by type of offence 1990 to 1992¹England and Wales

1990 1991 ¹1992

All offences 269,112 278,765 321,294

Total indictable 166,349 179,885 216,163

Indictable only 1,703 1,577 1,736

Triable either way 164,646 178,308 214,427

Summary offences (excluding motoring) 102,763 98,880 105,131

¹ Provisional.

§ Mr. Michael
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what number and percentage of people cautioned in 1990, 1991 and 1992 had(a) no previous cautions, (b) one previous caution, (c) two previous cautions, (d) three previous cautions, (e) four previous cautions, (f) five previous cautions or (g) six or more previous cautions.

§ Mr. Maclean
The information is not available in the form requested. The latest available information on previous cautioning history of persons cautioned in England and Wales is shown in the table.

The past cautioning history of a sample¹ of 2,787 offenders cautioned in England and Wales in 1991

The number of previous cautions Percentage of the sample

None 79.9

1 12.8

2 4.3

3 1.2

4 0.8

5 0.2

6 or more 0.8

¹ The sample was based on returns from all police forces in England and Wales for all offenders cautioned between 25 and 29 November 1991.

Notifiable offences of theft and handling stolen goods recorded by the police 1979–92
England and Wales	Number of offences
Year	Total	Theft from shops	Handling stolen goods	Other theft
1979	1,416,143	203,122	45,290	1,167,731
1980	1,463,469	206,175	38,815	1,218,479
1981	1,603,151	225,342	40,793	1,337,016
1982	1,755,853	242,304	43,589	1,469,960
1983	1,705,924	235,512	44,871	1,425,541
1984	1,807,981	248,792	45,046	1,514,143
1985	1,884,069	281,557	45,336	1,557,176
1986	2,003,873	255,463	41,497	1,706,913
1987	2,052,005	247,064	45,968	1,758,973
1988	1,931,274	216,242	49,262	1,665,770
1989	2,012,760	222,974	44,867	1,744,919
1990	2,374,409	250,301	46,822	2,077,286

Number of persons cautioned by type of offence 1990 to 1992¹England and Wales
	1990	1991	¹1992
All offences	269,112	278,765	321,294
Total indictable	166,349	179,885	216,163
Indictable only	1,703	1,577	1,736
Triable either way	164,646	178,308	214,427
Summary offences (excluding motoring)	102,763	98,880	105,131
¹ Provisional.

The past cautioning history of a sample¹ of 2,787 offenders cautioned in England and Wales in 1991
The number of previous cautions	Percentage of the sample
None	79.9
1	12.8
2	4.3
3	1.2
4	0.8
5	0.2
6 or more	0.8
¹ The sample was based on returns from all police forces in England and Wales for all offenders cautioned between 25 and 29 November 1991.