§ Mr. MaclennanTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the number of(a) recorded criminal offences, (b) offences recorded as cleared up by the police and (c) convictions by (i) category of offence and (ii) into those scheduled for hearing under the prevention of terrorism Acts, and those otherwise dealt with, for each year since 1983 in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. Ancram[holding answer 4 March 1994 ]: The information requested is as follows:
Table 1: Crimes recorded and crimes cleared up by the police 1983 to 1992 Year Crimes recorded Crimes cleared 1983 62,493 17,371 1984 65,352 19,986 1985 63,025 21,943 1986 66,284 24,344 1987 61,779 26,617 1988 55,890 25,226 1989 55,147 23,808 1990 57,198 21,475 1991 63,492 22,675 1992 67,532 23,253
Table 2: Conviction by category of offence 1983 to 1992 Indictable offences Summary offences (excluding motoring offences Motoring offences 1983 8,317 8,299 24,145 1984 8,077 7,754 25,417 1985 8,568 8,346 27,255 1986 10,312 6,093 26,010 1987 10,650 6,072 28,200 1988 9,588 6,071 28,553 1989 8,422 5,113 26,096 1990 9,320 4,293 27,207 1991 8,893 4,177 20,133 1992 8,558 4,114 20,787
Table 3: Conviction in the Crown Court 1983 to 1992: scheduled and non-scheduled offences Year Scheduled offences Non-scheduled offences 1983 577 1,139 1984 464 1,025 1985 625 1,205 1986 567 1,179 1987 680 1,135 1988 487 880 1989 414 820 1990 440 816 1991 388 821 1992 354 781 A number of scheduled offences were also tried in the magistrates court.