§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many notifiable offences were recorded by the police: how many persons were(a) cautioned by the police and (b) found guilty at (i) magistrates courts, (ii) Crown courts, (iii) both courts and (c) found guilty or cautioned in (1) 1980 and (2) 1995 in the Metropolitan police area. [28022]
§ Mr. MacleanInformation for 1980, 1994 and 1995 is given in the table below.
Summary of criminal justice statistics 1980, 1994 and 1995 Metropolitan Police Area 1980 1994 19951 Notifiable offences recorded 584,137 849,976 840,478 Indictable offences Cautions 8,464 37,167 — Convictions—magistrates' courts 68,659 39,603 — Crown court 15,140 13,156 — All courts 83,799 52,759 — Total cautioned and convicted 92,263 89,926 — 1 1995 cautioning and convictions data will not be available until the autumn 1996.