§ Mr. RedmondTo 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. KeyI 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.
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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