§ Ms JowellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many rapes and sexual assaults were reported to police in(a) the Metropolitan police authority and (b) each other police force area for each year since 1990; how many of these cases were taken to court; and how many ended in a conviction. [32590]
§ Mr. MacleanThe available information relates to offences recorded by the police and is given in the table. Information on court proceedings for 1995 is not yet available.
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Notifiable offences of sexual assault1 recorded by the police, 1990 to 1995 Police force area 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 Metropolitan police 3,428 3,331 3,876 4,300 4,715 4,303 Avon and Somerset 497 481 393 659 828 672 Bedfordshire 225 209 171 305 295 203 Cambridgeshire 264 271 303 285 305 291 Cheshire 257 306 314 328 366 387 Cleveland 209 212 187 161 148 216 Cumbria 214 149 112 171 163 165 Derbyshire 327 315 286 351 343 392
Notifiable offences of sexual assault1recorded by the police, 1990 to 1995 Police force area 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 Devon and Cornwall 565 577 462 729 616 570 Dorset 169 249 230 214 263 248 Durham 264 290 298 348 346 262 Essex 479 410 477 556 384 515 Gloucestershire 222 223 188 226 286 245 Greater Manchester 869 1,033 1,028 925 851 934 Hampshire 621 759 701 904 700 747 Hertfordshire 248 279 209 193 243 199 Humberside 655 696 586 616 546 583 Kent 565 498 740 697 696 669 Lancashire 376 408 289 349 361 445 Leicestershire 286 302 437 349 460 403 Lincolnshire 306 231 216 202 268 261 London, City of 24 11 26 19 21 13 Merseyside 563 504 503 584 594 671 Norfolk 296 279 280 267 254 225 Northamptonshire 202 180 204 184 260 229 Northumbria 474 458 552 495 547 395 North Yorkshire 188 142 151 202 203 179 Nottinghamshire 711 802 776 816 785 681 South Yorkshire 459 432 428 455 481 454 Staffordshire 342 339 285 345 358 411 Suffolk 258 298 269 259 264 284 Surrey 270 246 331 289 347 295 Sussex 590 532 629 514 563 533 Thames Valley 617 687 615 566 633 553 Warwickshire 126 119 174 262 216 171 West Mercia 303 298 350 281 329 349 West Midlands 1,030 1,053 1,091 1,045 927 856 West Yorkshire 1,090 1,131 924 1,017 1,013 1,028 Wiltshire 292 259 315 265 255 261 Dyfed-Powys 220 244 226 247 186 186 Gwent 239 176 251 227 201 203 North Wales 218 265 236 361 232 258 South Wales 331 325 393 402 375 392 England and Wales 19,889 20,009 20,512 21,970 22,227 21,337 1Offences of indecent assault on a male or a female and gross indecency with a child. 543W
Notifiable offences of rape recorded by the police, 1990 to 1995 Police force area 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 Metropolitan police 981 1,158 1,192 1,314 1,404 1,495 Avon and Somerset 87 98 102 134 151 164 Bedfordshire 46 46 45 62 60 65 Cambridgeshire 33 62 74 65 69 99 Cheshire 25 37 53 75 80 63 Cleveland 32 47 45 34 55 46 Cumbria 23 19 26 26 40 34 Derbyshire 37 34 61 54 58 87 Devon and Cornwall 59 60 69 108 127 110 Dorset 23 49 36 39 83 43 Durham 45 45 42 51 56 75 Essex 91 83 71 84 95 128 Gloucestershire 19 23 40 44 128 47 Greater Manchester 177 227 193 231 236 258 Hampshire 111 136 149 138 107 136 Hertfordshire 21 46 33 48 31 52 Humberside 49 61 81 67 71 109 Kent 96 115 133 108 171 175 Lancashire 65 58 31 52 61 70 Leicestershire 21 38 37 46 77 62 Lincolnshire 34 38 33 41 51 45 London, City of 1 0 1 2 2 1 Merseyside 87 63 87 95 117 145 Norfolk 33 62 53 60 57 56 Northamptonshire 45 44 46 51 48 41 Northumbria 88 93 102 116 125 106 North Yorkshire 13 19 22 23 29 37 Nottinghamshire 108 111 112 175 181 119 South Yorkshire 59 74 62 89 94 83 Staffordshire 43 53 64 68 79 69 Suffolk 50 61 51 62 47 42
Notifiable offences of rape recorded by the police, 1990 to 1995 Police force area 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 Surrey 32 41 28 46 52 30 Sussex 64 73 82 70 105 118 Thames Valley 94 99 114 106 113 140 Warwickshire 9 18 18 9 21 16 West Mercia 39 50 53 60 56 60 West Midlands 170 214 207 204 211 237 West Yorkshire 153 213 206 215 260 235
Number of defendants prosecuted at magistrates courts and found guilty at all courts for sexual offences1 by police force area 1990 to 1994 Prosecutions Convictions Police Force Area 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 Metropolitan police 614 642 688 769 810 443 424 393 398 392 Avon and Somerset 135 122 100 119 115 78 69 70 65 61 Bedfordshire 58 38 29 58 42 37 24 21 32 33 Cambridgeshire 75 56 80 59 75 57 34 54 33 44 Cheshire 72 75 100 86 73 48 58 82 59 51 Cleveland 52 56 50 36 31 42 38 26 25 25 Cumbria 47 37 33 32 35 39 29 16 27 23 Derbyshire 113 91 72 97 88 74 58 62 56 58 Devon and Cornwall 141 117 95 99 124 118 90 64 72 80 Dorset 46 65 46 54 47 30 30 29 23 32 Durham 67 56 52 54 51 53 42 37 41 39 Essex 79 92 88 85 90 55 70 53 51 46 Gloucestershire 45 39 43 34 30 36 23 29 26 30 Greater Manchester 299 288 337 269 280 190 188 202 155 157 Hampshire 154 137 141 169 143 100 88 86 95 93 Hertfordshire 68 60 55 45 66 48 28 29 21 30 Humberside 130 125 91 78 70 96 92 79 56 55 Kent 126 67 63 57 96 114 75 79 46 80 Lancashire 142 109 101 111 116 101 74 72 74 79 Leicestershire 68 81 55 83 94 45 64 32 38 47 Lincolnshire 78 60 43 70 58 54 30 31 38 28 London, City of 20 7 8 6 8 9 5 4 3 7 Merseyside 180 165 175 172 138 95 78 91 95 68 Norfolk 79 57 48 44 43 42 50 36 28 37 Northamptonshire 47 55 43 47 67 35 36 32 25 37 Northumbria 143 137 160 174 162 99 88 116 112 98 North Yorkshire 52 51 52 68 73 36 34 33 31 39 Nottinghamshire 166 179 177 145 146 117 108 104 76 79 South Yorkshire 125 108 116 113 125 82 77 73 66 76 Staffordshire 107 92 72 106 91 73 68 46 58 59 Suffolk 47 60 57 31 40 31 31 38 36 47 Surrey 54 56 22 37 58 33 37 20 24 27 Sussex 112 94 107 79 113 85 77 62 48 61 Thames Valley 106 137 136 104 114 83 69 87 57 64 Warwickshire 26 29 32 45 48 28 24 27 29 29 West Mercia 83 95 83 59 87 63 58 65 40 55 West Midlands 297 310 307 272 249 228 214 210 177 190 West Yorkshire 262 236 205 187 199 180 172 140 117 121 Wiltshire 46 68 51 42 56 37 42 35 27 28 Dyfed-Powys 46 38 45 52 42 28 21 26 29 32 Gwent 64 53 56 47 55 33 37 31 29 32 North Wales 64 56 65 72 59 43 47 40 48 47 South Wales 158 136 165 151 143 106 101 90 91 86 England and Wales 4,893 4,632 4,544 4,517 4,650 3,425 3,102 2,952 2,677 2,802 1Includes offences of indecent assault on a man, indecent assault on a woman and gross indecency with children. 544W
Number of defendants prosecuted at magistrates courts and found guilty at all courts for rape by police force area 1990 to 1994 Prosecutions Convictions Police force area 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 Metropolitan police 241 311 281 314 353 125 111 107 84 90 Avon and Somerset 36 38 33 41 44 7 4 14 5 12 Bedfordshire 17 18 18 22 21 3 5 7 4 3 Cambridgeshire 19 23 22 32 20 3 6 5 8 4
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Notifiable offences of rape recorded by the police, 1990 to 1995 Police force area 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 Wiltshire 48 46 69 61 65 64 Dyfed-Powys 34 47 42 39 16 18 Gwent 39 38 42 48 33 60 North Wales 27 55 47 66 51 61 South Wales 80 91 88 103 94 120 England and Wales 3,391 4,045 4,142 4,589 5,067 5,221
Number of defendants prosecuted at magistrates courts and found guilty at all courts for rape by police force area 1990 to 1994 Prosecutions Convictions Police force area 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 Cheshire 13 10 31 23 19 7 6 8 15 8 Cleveland 16 30 31 26 20 6 6 8 8 5 Cumbria 11 9 9 16 16 10 2 4 4 4 Derbyshire 26 16 31 28 29 6 9 6 11 5 Devon and Cornwall 21 27 22 24 33 7 10 3 6 9 Dorset 19 20 14 16 22 5 9 2 6 10 Durham 22 25 16 18 25 7 11 7 9 7 Essex 38 39 31 49 41 16 8 7 8 6 Gloucestershire 10 17 11 7 14 2 3 7 4 3 Greater Manchester 105 131 105 138 165 30 37 35 28 39 Hampshire 44 69 46 63 48 11 17 12 13 11 Hertfordshire 12 20 27 10 17 2 4 4 2 4 Humberside 14 15 21 18 11 4 11 4 7 3 Kent 38 26 32 12 32 16 16 15 15 9 Lancashire 45 32 32 31 45 9 2 8 12 9 Leicestershire 13 11 23 18 25 6 3 11 9 2 Lincolnshire 20 21 15 18 24 9 4 2 4 2 London, City of — — 1 — 1 — — — — — Merseyside 43 29 52 58 55 24 11 11 10 14 Norfolk 17 21 23 17 23 5 3 8 5 3 Northamptonshire 13 34 30 24 28 8 7 7 13 2 Northumbria 63 59 57 72 83 15 22 21 7 22 North Yorkshire 11 12 8 17 20 3 3 2 5 3 Nottinghamshire 52 68 47 58 53 20 20 4 16 13 South Yorkshire 45 44 37 53 42 14 11 14 6 14 Staffordshire 33 24 25 38 43 11 8 7 11 12 Suffolk 20 29 29 15 21 4 5 5 4 3 Surrey 5 12 9 11 10 1 2 2 4 2 Sussex 39 26 27 28 26 12 11 10 12 7 Thames Valley 34 45 47 33 32 5 18 11 5 4 Warwickshire 7 10 8 10 9 1 6 — 6 3 West Mercia 33 14 25 16 26 13 3 7 5 5 West Midlands 96 125 113 102 118 40 43 33 28 32 West Yorkshire 69 99 93 74 60 37 34 26 28 21 Wiltshire 20 17 33 18 14 6 8 6 4 — Dyfed-Powys 15 21 20 26 9 2 3 10 1 3 Gwent 14 25 23 26 22 8 6 3 7 7 North Wales 4 22 20 17 19 3 7 7 7 6 South Wales 54 67 70 67 44 18 25 24 19 20 England and Wales 1,467 1,711 1,648 1,704 1,782 541 540 494 465 441