§ Mr. Brian JenkinsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the overall crime rate and annual percentage change in each year since 1979 in(a) the west midlands and (b) Staffordshire. [32258]
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§ Mr. MacleanThe information requested is given in the following table:
Recorded crime in the West Midlands and Staffordshire West Midlands Staffordshire Year Number of offences Percentage change over previous year Number of offences Percentage change over previous year 1979 156,671 1— 37,952 1— 1980 176,580 +13 37,988 0 1981 198,126 +12 42,411 +12 1982 222,404 +12 44,935 +6 1983 222,294 0 48,016 +7 1984 240,015 +8 51,103 +6 1985 243,712 +2 52,563 +3 1986 268,025 +10 57,026 +8 1987 266,799 0 57,766 +1 1988 236,553 -11 56,654 -2 1989 228,980 -3 59,372 +5 1990 264,769 +16 72,513 +22 1991 302,864 +14 86,285 +19 1992 329,260 +9 97,536 +13 1993 330,091 0 98,421 +1 1994 315,755 -4 93,757 -5 1995 318,087 +1 91,496 -2 1Not applicable.