Mr. StephensTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the average sentence(a) passed and (b) served in custody, for street robberies in each of the last three years for which figures are available. [35270]
§ Miss WiddecombeThe information requested is not available. Street robberies are not distinguished separately from other robberies in the information collected centrally on the prison population and court proceedings.
Table A: Male Home Population by age group 1983–1993 England and Wales Thousands Age 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 10–13 1,491.0 1,426.5 1,348.4 1,282.1 1,224.6 1,195.7 1,203.7 1,236.7 1,281.9 1,311.2 1,316.1 14–16 1,220.0 1,190.0 1,182.1 1,153.1 1,114.0 1,045.1 988.7 942.6 916.2 894 912.4 17–20 1,723.9 1,708.5 1,678.0 1,643.1 1,611.2 1,587.7 1,555.5 1,508.0 1,454.8 1,377.7 1,307.1 Total aged 10 and over 21,074.3 21,140.2 21,194.6 21,218.1 21,248.5 21,268.6 21,325.8 21,397.3 21,577.5 21,653.1 21,736.6 Source:
Office of Population Censuses and Surveys
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Table B: Number of males cautioned for certain offences by age group 1983–1993 England and Wales Offence description/Age 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 10–13 INDICTABLE OFFENCES Violence against the person1 1,173 1,048 1,151 937 1,004 1,042 1,191 1,158 1,490 1,690 1,803 Robbery 91 97 80 71 103 78 143 219 211 266 247 Burglary2 5,466 5,841 5,719 4,641 4,232 4,026 4,108 4,411 3,858 3,906 3,438 Total indictable offences 32,041 33,179 34,440 26,298 26,014 22,851 20,326 22,468 20,958 22,451 19,924 SUMMARY NON-MOTORING OFFENCES Criminal and malicious damage 3,752 3,898 4,165 3,425 2,837 2,747 3,050 3,188 3,220 3,464 3,739 Total summary non-motoring 6,274 6,174 6,088 4,883 4,099 3,989 5,295 5,525 5,194 5,584 5,730 Total all offences 38,315 39,353 40,528 31,181 30,113 26,840 25,621 27,933 26,152 28,035 25,654 14–16 INDICTABLE OFFENCES Violence against the person1 2,601 2,957 3,301 3,103 3,500 3,690 4,054 4,449 4,506 4,940 4,886 Robbery 56 76 89 92 108 136 145 261 231 231 267 Burglary2 5,337 6,283 7,031 6,352 6,842 6,136 5,829 7,006 6,259 6,183 5,093 Total indictable offences 37,541 42,112 47,956 43,595 47,997 43,033 37,485 44,230 41,011 42,076 36,375 SUMMARY NON-MOTORING OFFENCES Criminal and malicious damage 4,067 4,667 5,402 5,508 4,898 4,991 4,846 5,307 4,781 4,901 5,077 Total summary non-motoring 12,384 12,526 13,893 13,178 12,588 12,455 16,008 17,157 14,702 14,356 13,111 Total all offences 49,925 54,638 61,849 56,773 60,585 55,488 53,493 61,387 55,713 56,432 49,486