HC Deb 05 December 1996 vol 286 cc762-3W
Ms Mowlam

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what percentage of burglaries in each of the last five years was committed by people aged under 21 years. [6916]

Sir John Wheeler

The information is as follows:

Total Under 21 Percentage
Persons proceeded against for burglary offences
1991 1,330 676 51
1992 1,326 648 49
1993 1,310 613 47
1994 1,142 573 50
1995 1,107 552 50
Persons found guilty of burglary offences
1991 1,208 635 53
1992 1,149 589 51
1993 1,114 533 48
1994 979 501 51
1995 951 495 52
These figures relate to persons proceeded against and found guilty where burglary was the primary offence.

Ms Mowlam

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what has been the percentage change in the number of burglaries in Northern Ireland since 1979. [6915]

Sir John Wheeler

The number of burglaries recorded in Northern Ireland was 18,433 in 1979 and 16,457 in 1995. The change is therefore a reduction of 10.7 per cent.