§ Ms BuckTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many offences were recorded per 1,000 population by(a) the Metropolitan Police and (b) police elsewhere in the country in (i) 1996–97 and (ii) 1997–98, (1) in total, (2) of violence against the person, (3) sexual offences, (4) of robbery, burglary, theft and handling stolen goods, (5) of fraud, (6) of criminal damage and (7) of other notifiable offences. [49437]
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§ Mr. MichaelThe available information is given in the table. Overall figures for England and Wales, excluding the Metropolitan Police, in 1997–98 are not yet available.
Notifiable offences recorded by the police Offence 1996–97 Number per 1,000 population 1997–98 Number per 1,000 population Metropolitan Police Total all offences 112 103 Violence against the person 7 7 Sexual offences 1 1 Burglary, robbery and theft and handling stolen goods 77 70 Fraud and forgery 5 6 Criminal damage 20 18 Other offences 2 2 All forces except Metropolitan Police Total all offences 92 1— Violence against the person 4 1— Sexual offences 1 1— Burglary, robbery and theft and handling stolen goods 66 1— Fraud and forgery 2 1— Criminal damage 18 1— Other offences 1 1— 1Not available