§ Mr. JenkinsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) domestic burglaries, (b) vehicle thefts and (c) thefts from a vehicle were recorded in (i) 1995, (ii) 1996 and (iii) 1997 in Staffordshire; and what were the clear-up rates for each offence. [60244]
§ Mr. BoatengThe information requested is given in the table.
Notifiable offences recorded by the police: Staffordshire 1995 1996 1997 Burglary in a dwelling 12,090 12,395 11,272 Percentage cleared up 30 34 37 Theft/unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle 8,775 8,487 7,128 Percentage cleared up 26 28 27 Theft from vehicle 14,970 13,415 13,468 Percentage cleared up 20 22 19
§ Mr. JenkinsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the average age of people convicted of(a) vehicle theft and (b) domestic burglary in Staffordshire in the last year for which figures are available. [60245]
§ Mr. BoatengProvisional information for 1997 on the number of offenders convicted at all courts in the Staffordshire Police Force Area by age is given in the table.
Number of persons convicted at all courts of (a) vehicle theft1 and (b) domestic burglary in the Staffordshire Police Force Area by age, 19972 Age Vehicle theft 1 Domestic burglary 10 — — 11 1 — 12 2 1 13 3 1 14 6 12 15 16 12 16 32 18 17 31 25 18 29 30 19 24 28 20 27 33 21 10 26 22 14 28 23 8 22 24 6 24 25 and under 30 324 59 30 and under 40 15 26 40 and under 50 4 7 50 and under 60 1 1 60 and over — — All ages 253 353 1 Vehicle theft includes the indictable offences of (i) aggravated vehicle taking (injury to person, damage to property of car) and (ii) theft or unauthorised taking of motor vehicle; and the summary offences of (i) stealing and unauthorised taking of a conveyance and (ii) aggravated vehicle taking where criminal damage amounted to £2,000 or under. 2 Provisional. 3 Includes persons, convicted of summary offences, given the default age of 25 where the exact age was not known.