Racially Motivated Incidents

HC Deb 10 July 1995 vol 263 cc380-1W

Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many racially motivated attacks are estimated to have taken place within the Greater London area in each of the last 12 months. [31699]

Mr. Maclean

The information requested has been provided by the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis and is contained in the table. The data supplied relate to the number of racially motivated incidents as per the Association of Chief Police Officers definition and excludes the City of London.

Racial incident figures: Metropolitan Police District 1 April 1994–31 March 1995
Month	Number of racial incidents
April 1994	478
May	443
June	509
July	557
August	558
September	517
October	454
November	461
December	384
January 1995	379
February	379
March	361
Total 1994–95	5,480

Association of Chief Police Officers definition: Any incident in which it appears to the reporting or investigative officer that the complaint involves an element of racial motive, or any incidents which include allegations of racial motivation made by any person.