§ Mr. Jim CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many alcohol-related juvenile offences were committed(a) nationally and (b) in the west midlands each year since 1990; and what was the percentage change in each year; [1808]
(2) what was the cost of alcohol-related crimes (a) nationally and (b) in the west midlands each year since 1990; and what was the percentage change in each year; [1807]
655W(3) how many offences of under-age drinking were recorded (a) nationally and (b) in the west midlands each year since 1990; and what was the percentage change in each year; [1809]
(4) how many recorded offences of under-age drinking were recorded (a) nationally and (b) in the west midlands in each year since 1990; and what was the percentage change from the previous year. [1789]
§ Mr. MacleanThe information requested is not collected centrally.
§ Mr. CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many alcohol-related crimes and violent crimes were committed(a) nationally, (b) in the west midlands and (c) in Coventry in each year since 1990; and what was the percentage change in each year. [1805]
§ Mr. MacleanFigures available on violent crime for the west midlands and nationally are given in the table. Figures for Coventry, and those for alcohol-related crimes generally, are not collected centrally.
Offences of violent crime (violences against the person, sexual offences and robbery) recorded by the police Year West Midlands England and Wales Offences Percentage change Offences Percentage change 1990 14,861 — 249,904 — 1991 16,288 +10 265,085 +6 1992 18,228 +12 284,199 +7 1993 18,462 +1 294,231 +4 1994 18,789 +2 310,332 +5 1995 17,738 -6 310,936 0
Table A: Number of females sentenced to immediate custody, probation and community service in the West Midlands police force area and England and Wales for all offences 1990–19951 Number sentenced Area/Disposal 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 11995 West Midlands Immediate custody2 127 100 114 127 136 164 Probation3 647 525 473 458 599 577 Community service4 138 102 125 144 220 235 England and Wales Immediate custody2 2,216 2,354 2,328 2,520 3,149 3,768 Probation3 9,606 8,709 7,873 7,665 9,646 9,839 Community service4 2,108 2,210 2,569 3,532 4,340 4,739
Percentage change Area/Disposal 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–951 West Midlands Immediate custody2 -21 +14 +11 +7 +21 Probation3 -19 -10 -3 +31 -4 Community service4 -26 +23 +15 +53 -7 England and Wales Immediate custody2 +6 -1 +8 +25 +20 Probation3 -9 -10 -3 +26 +2 Community service4 +5 +16 +37 +23 +9 1 Provisional. 2 Includes detention in a young offender institution, unsuspended imprisonment and partly suspended imprisonment (before 1 October 1992). 3 Includes probation and supervision orders. 4 Includes community service orders and combination orders (from 1 October 1992). 1. Although there is a known shortfall, in 1995, for the total number sentenced, this did not affect those sentenced to immediate custody, probation or community service.