§ Mr. HainTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what were the numbers of(a) recorded crime, per police officer, (b) recorded crime per 100,000 population for each year since 1979 for the South Wales, Thames Valley, Kent, Lancashire, Avon and Somerset and Hampshire police areas; and what were the comparable totals for all non-metropolitan and Welsh non-metropolitan police authorities.
§ Mr. MacleanThe information requested is contained in the following table:
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Police force area 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 Thames Valley 4,079 3,960 4,267 4,798 4,941 5,347 5,607 6,057 5,968 5,481 6,060 7,446 9,340 9,938 Kent 3,500 3,463 3,468 4,195 4,152 4,427 4,670 4,762 4,926 4,936 5,231 6,509 8,797 10,102 Lancashire 3,777 3,739 4,120 4,720 4,689 4,927 4,947 5,390 5,854 6,041 5,587 6,686 7,600 8,209 Avon and Somerset 3,616 4,065 4,500 4,922 4,814 5,277 5,656 6,529 7,012 6,788 6,895 8,784 10,662 12,075 Hampshire 3,941 3,912 4,391 4,886 4,901 5,175 5,373 5,603 5,755 5,351 5,716 6,966 8,360 8,770 Total non-metropolitan England and Wales 3,881 4,022 4,395 4,859 4,875 5,180 5,388 5,726 5,908 5,712 5,948 7,293 8,673 9,353 Wales only 4,234 4,407 4,700 5,237 5,340 5,783 5,941 6,403 6,570 6,583 6,496 7,625 9,043 9,602 1 Excluding offences of criminal damage value £20 and under.