HC Deb 14 March 1994 vol 239 cc498-9W
Mr. Redmond

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what were the numbers of road accidents(a) per police officer and (b) per 100,000 population for each year since 1979 and this year to date for (i) South Yorkshire, (ii) North Yorkshire, (iii) West Yorkshire and (iv) Humberside police authority areas.

Mr. Key

I have been asked to reply.

The information requested is shown in the table. Information for 1993 and the year to date is not yet available.

Injury accidents by police force area: 1979–1992
Rate
Rate per police officer
Year of accident North Yorkshire West Yorkshire South Yorkshire Humberside
1979 2.4 1.7 1.8 2.0
1980 2.4 1.7 1.7 2.0
1981 2.4 1.7 1.6 1.9
Rate per police officer
Year of accident North Yorkshire West Yorkshire South Yorkshire Humberside
1982 2.4 1.7 1.7 2.0
1983 2.3 1.6 1.6 1.9
1984 2.3 1.7 1.6 2.1
1985 2.2 1.6 1.5 2.1
1986 2.4 1.6 1.6 2.1
1987 2.3 1.6 1.4 2.0
1988 2.5 1.6 1.5 2.1
1989 2.6 1.7 1.7 2.2
1990 2.5 1.7 1.6 2.2
1991 2.3 1.6 1.4 1.9
1992 2.2 1.7 1.5 1.9
Injury accidents by police force area: 1979–1992
Rate
Rate per 100,000 population
Year of accident North Yorkshire West Yorkshire South Yorkshire Humberside
1979 484 401 354 438
1980 480 425 370 464
1981 477 419 360 444
1982 482 429 381 451
1983 450 390 344 432
1984 441 405 345 472
1985 439 386 336 475
1986 468 392 344 478
1987 451 393 321 462
1988 488 412 348 482
1989 509 423 379 507
1990 476 429 375 499
1991 440 405 333 428
1992 422 401 338 439