§ Mr. RuffleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many neighbourhood watch schemes there were in each year since the schemes were introduced. [11352]
§ Mr. Michael[holding answer 29 July 1997]: Neighbourhood watch schemes were first introduced in 1982. Statistics relating to the early years of their 271W development were not collected systematically. Information is available only from 1991 onwards and is as follows:
Number January to December 1991 99,149 January to December 1992 115,678 January to December 1993 130,584 January to March 1994–95 143,002 April to March 1995–96 153,260 April to March 1996–97 161,397