§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what have been the conviction rates in cases involving a plea of not guilty for each police authority in each of the last five years in (i) violent crime, (ii) car crime, and (iii) other serious crime; and if he will make a statement. [28228]
§ Mr. Maclean[holding answer 8 May 1996]: Information regarding plea data is not available.
§ Mr. CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on conviction rates across England and Wales. [28234]
§ Mr. Maclean[holding answer 8 May 1996]: Information is published annually in the Command Paper "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales" on the number of prosecutions and convictions, from which the conviction rate can be calculated. Copies of the Command Paper are in the Library.
§ Mr. CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what have been the(a) crime clear-up and (b) conviction rates for each police authority area in each of the last five years in (i) violent crime, (ii) car crime, and (iii) other serious crime; and if he will make a statement. [28229]
§ Mr. Maclean[holding answer 8 May 1996]: The available information is given in the following tables. Information on conviction rates for 1995 will not be available until the autumn.
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Table 1: Clear-up rates for violent crime1 by police force area 1991–95 Police force area 1991 1992 1993 1994 [...] Lincolnshire 93 83 84 83 [...] City of London 66 43 38 66 [...] Merseyside 58 56 56 55 [...] Metropolitan Police 46 44 47 50 48 Norfolk 83 82 79 83 74 Northamptonshire 75 79 81 88 79 Northumbria 71 65 68 67 64 North Yorkshire 88 91 86 79 80 Nottinghamshire 71 68 68 67 72 South Yorkshire 79 79 69 74 71 Staffordshire 83 83 79 84 83 Suffolk 83 87 80 88 86 Surrey 77 72 75 83 80 Sussex 65 70 65 62 73 Thames Valley 69 68 73 69 72 Warwickshire 77 80 78 82 81 West Mercia 87 85 84 82 79 West Midlands 65 60 55 51 45 West Yorkshire 74 77 68 70 68 Wiltshire 2104 94 94 94 91 Dyfed-Powys 91 94 96 96 94 Gwent 90 91 91 91 92 North Wales 90 89 90 90 89 South Wales 83 82 81 73 74 England and Wales 68 66 65 66 65 1 Includes the notifiable offence groups of violence against the person, sexual offences and robbery. 2 Offences cleared up in current year may have been initially recorded in an earlier year. 252W 253W
Table 2: Clear-up rates for vehicle crime1 by police force area 1991–95 Police force area 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 Avon and Somerset 14 7 7 10 9 Bedfordshire 10 10 10 13 11 Cambridgeshire 32 14 13 13 7 Cheshire 27 15 12 13 12 Cleveland 32 27 24 12 14 Cumbria 27 21 22 26 28 Derbyshire 16 12 10 11 8 Devon and Cornwall 16 8 12 14 13 Dorset 39 16 15 14 10 Durham 18 19 17 18 19 Essex 25 16 20 26 21 Gloucestershire 16 12 8 9 13 Greater Manchester 31 29 29 27 17 Hampshire 16 14 12 13 13 Hertfordshire 23 17 14 13 20 Humberside 23 16 9 8 9 Kent 10 13 13 14 10 Lancashire 36 25 26 22 23 Leicestershire 22 24 22 23 18 Lincolnshire 34 26 26 22 28 City of London 11 7 13 21 9 Merseyside 42 43 34 25 15 Metropolitan Police 6 6 5 8 10 Norfolk 34 26 17 22 19 Northamptonshire 30 28 19 21 19 Northumbria 34 8 11 16 16 North Yorkshire 24 19 17 13 10 Nottinghamshire 17 16 21 22 12 South Yorkshire 31 18 11 14 14 Staffordshire 31 24 23 23 22 Suffolk 24 20 15 17 15 Surrey 14 15 10 16 23 Sussex 9 9 10 10 17 Thames Valley 12 11 12 13 15 Warwickshire 15 15 13 13 16 West Mercia 26 25 18 19 13 West Midlands 26 22 21 19 18 West Yorkshire 22 18 9 10 11 Wiltshire 23 19 16 18 14 Dyfed-Powys 45 37 35 38 42
Table 2: Clear-up rates for vehicle crime1 by police force area 1991–95 Police force area 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 Gwent 33 23 29 29 29 North Wales 25 21 25 24 18 South Wales 26 26 24 18 26 England and Wales 21 17 15 16 15 1 Includes the notifiable offences of theft from a vehicle, theft or unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle and aggravated vehicle taking.
Table 3: Clear-up rates for other serious crime1 by police force area 1991–95 Police force area 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 Avon and Somerset 25 19 19 22 25 Bedfordshire 22 22 23 23 25 Cambridgeshire 34 28 26 24 20 Cheshire 43 31 28 32 34 Cleveland 31 31 26 20 26 Cumbria 42 39 40 36 39 Derbyshire 28 22 20 21 21 Devon and Cornwall 30 19 27 28 29 Dorset 40 35 36 33 30 Durham 32 31 32 33 31 Essex 31 31 34 37 34 Gloucestershire 41 27 23 27 28 Greater Manchester 37 37 35 35 25 Hampshire 30 27 27 28 29 Hertfordshire 35 26 22 26 28 Humberside 31 22 16 17 19 Kent 26 29 27 30 29 Lancashire 40 40 38 36 37 Leicestershire 28 29 27 28 29 Lincolnshire 45 39 36 31 37 City of London 20 21 22 26 24 Merseyside 44 41 39 34 28 Metropolitan Police 18 17 18 24 24 Norfolk 35 34 29 35 32 Northamptonshire 28 27 27 30 28 Northumbria 34 18 20 22 23 North Yorkshire 37 34 32 26 25 Nottinghamshire 27 26 29 26 22 South Yorkshire 35 27 21 25 25 Staffordshire 35 28 27 28 30 Suffolk 38 40 39 35 35 Surrey 23 21 20 30 29 Sussex 25 26 27 27 28 Thames Valley 24 21 23 24 24 Warwickshire 26 24 22 26 25 West Mercia 35 34 29 29 30 West Midlands 30 26 27 25 25 West Yorkshire 27 25 19 21 22 Wiltshire 40 37 36 36 32 Dyfed-Powys 46 51 48 49 54 Gwent 48 47 46 49 52 North Wales 35 32 34 38 32 South Wales 27 28 26 23 26 England and Wales 30 27 26 27 27 1 All notifiable offences excluding violent crime, vehicle crime and criminal damage under £20. 254W 255W
Table 4: Conviction rates for indictable violent crime1 offences by police force area 1990–94 Police force area 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 Avon and Somerset 52 47 40 38 40 Bedfordshire 51 45 41 38 44 Cambridgeshire 58 54 54 52 45 Cheshire 71 67 62 63 63 Cleveland 63 55 49 45 45 Cumbria 71 69 65 62 60 Derbyshire 68 61 57 52 44 Devon and Cornwall 77 65 67 57 52 Dorset 63 54 55 60 51 Durham 53 54 52 54 54
Table 4: Conviction rates for indictable violent crime1 offences by police force area 1990–94 Police force area 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 Essex 60 52 47 49 42 Gloucestershire 66 53 54 48 48 Greater Manchester 64 60 54 54 49 Hampshire 66 60 56 55 54 Hertfordshire 66 52 41 41 38 Humberside 68 67 67 61 61 Kent 79 75 68 59 56 Lancashire 69 64 66 54 56 Leicestershire 66 62 56 50 43 Lincolnshire 69 58 63 56 61 City of London 57 57 50 56 51 Merseyside 48 42 38 39 35 Metropolitan Police 62 55 49 38 40 Norfolk 68 72 75 66 71 Northamptonshire 57 49 49 43 36 Northumbria 58 56 52 51 51 North Yorkshire 69 59 59 57 55 Nottinghamshire 59 51 49 44 36 South Yorkshire 64 59 56 54 51 Staffordshire 53 53 47 45 46 Suffolk 65 65 58 61 55 Surrey 62 55 49 46 45 Sussex 61 57 50 51 47 Thames Valley 62 53 55 51 45 Warwickshire 75 74 68 64 60 West Mercia 69 67 58 59 55 West Midlands 62 56 51 51 51 West Yorkshire 68 60 54 54 48 Wiltshire 66 63 57 51 49 Dyfed-Powys 56 54 52 44 40 Gwent 56 54 56 47 53 North Wales 71 68 57 57 54 South Wales 56 54 46 48 44 England and Wales 62 57 53 49 47 1 Includes the indictable offence groups of violence against the person, sexual offences and robbery. Indictable offences only have been used as nearest equivalent to notifiable offences. 256W 257W
Table 5: Conviction rates for indictable vehicle crime1 offences by police force area 1990–94 Police force area 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 Avon and Somerset 57 54 50 50 62 Bedfordshire 65 50 62 39 54 Cambridgeshire 58 62 53 53 39 Cheshire 73 63 53 69 66 Cleveland 61 57 50 58 50 Cumbria 77 61 60 73 70 Derbyshire 56 59 57 56 60 Devon and Cornwall 82 67 63 65 62 Dorset 65 68 59 55 70 Durham 63 49 51 52 50 Essex 64 59 54 47 54 Gloucestershire 66 64 51 53 57 Greater Manchester 80 69 62 74 57 Hampshire 71 66 63 63 65 Hertfordshire 67 65 53 50 48 Humberside 77 73 64 67 72 Kent 79 74 75 71 67 Lancashire 76 72 74 67 64 Leicestershire 72 60 58 55 53 Lincolnshire 81 81 69 68 71 City of London 67 2106 35 100 62 Merseyside 36 41 42 59 56 Metropolitan Police 69 63 58 61 64 Norfolk 83 82 80 68 89 Northamptonshire 62 58 50 57 62 Northumbria 61 54 54 62 57 North Yorkshire 75 58 64 58 67 Nottinghamshire 62 53 52 55 60 South Yorkshire 68 72 64 65 63 Staffordshire 49 52 41 57 64 Suffolk 78 69 57 74 71
Table 5: Conviction rates for indictable vehicle crime1 offences by police force area 1990–94 Police force area 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 Surrey 57 55 50 60 51 Sussex 74 63 61 56 62 Thames Valley 67 51 55 58 63 Warwickshire 82 60 54 47 53 West Mercia 61 57 56 52 58 West Midlands 53 47 44 53 52 West Yorkshire 64 62 55 57 54 Wiltshire 81 66 76 82 74 Dyfed-Powys 78 62 47 61 54 Gwent 65 55 54 54 50 North Wales 82 79 62 64 66 South Wales 57 59 49 63 60 England and Wales 66 61 56 60 59 1 Includes the indictable offences of theft from a vehicle, theft or unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle and aggravated vehicle taking. 2 Will include persons proceeded against in earlier years or for other offences.
Table 6: Conviction rates for indictable other serious crime1 offences by police force area 1990–94 Police force area 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 Avon and Somerset 69 68 67 60 60 Bedfordshire 67 66 64 61 64 Cambridgeshire 77 72 73 69 64 Cheshire 81 75 75 76 76 Cleveland 74 67 64 63 67 Cumbria 82 78 76 75 75 Derbyshire 77 70 70 67 68 Devon and Cornwall 83 74 74 72 68 Dorset 76 70 69 73 68 Durham 69 65 66 67 66 Essex 72 65 67 66 65 Gloucestershire 68 71 67 66 67 Greater Manchester 82 82 79 81 71 Hampshire 75 71 72 69 71 Hertfordshire 78 67 64 65 63 Humberside 80 78 76 75 75 Kent 86 90 85 81 82 Lancashire 76 77 79 71 71 Leicestershire 72 69 68 63 61 Lincolnshire 80 71 77 75 78 City of London 69 68 61 66 65 Merseyside 71 69 65 68 64 Metropolitan Police 84 78 75 68 68 Norfolk 88 83 86 87 88 Northamptonshire 71 69 63 65 62 Northumbria 74 68 67 67 63 North Yorkshire 76 71 68 71 71 Nottinghamshire 73 67 67 66 66 South Yorkshire 77 74 70 70 68 Staffordshire 71 70 68 66 65 Suffolk 78 74 72 71 71 Surrey 72 70 67 67 66 Sussex 76 72 73 70 69 Thames Valley 74 68 66 65 62 Warwickshire 84 79 69 69 68 West Mercia 77 77 73 71 69 West Midlands 74 68 63 63 63 West Yorkshire 75 72 66 63 63 Wiltshire 77 74 74 75 74 Dyfed-Powys 70 68 66 67 60 Gwent 70 68 72 66 69 North Wales 81 83 70 70 72 South Wales 70 69 66 66 66 England and Wales 77 73 71 69 68 1 Includes the indictable offences excluding violent and car crime offences as in tables above. Indictable offences only have been used as nearest equivalent to notifiable offences.
§ Mr. CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are his definitions of(a) crime clear-up rates and (b) conviction rates. [28230]
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§ Mr. Maclean[holding answer 8 May 1996]: The clear-up rate is the number of offences cleared up as a percentage of the number of offences recorded, excluding 259W offences of criminal damage value £20 and under. The conviction rate is the number of convictions at all courts as a percentage of prosecutions.
§ Mr. CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the changes made to the crime clear-up rates statistical methodology over the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [28238]
§ Mr. Maclean[holding answer 8 May 1996]: There have ben no changes to the statistical methodology for clear-up rates. Since 1994, the Home Office has adopted the Audit Commission definitions of primary and secondary clear-ups, but this has no effect on the number of offences cleared up or on the overall clear-up rate. The definitions are given in note 4 of Home Office statistical bulletin 3/96, a copy of which is available in the Library.