§ Ms AbbottTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on how many occasions in the past year and in what circumstances police have been called to deal with incidents on buses in the police district covering Hackney; 107W on how many occasions police have made an arrest; and what offences were alleged to have been committed by those arrested. [99600]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe Metropolitan Police Commissioner tells me that between 1 October 1998 and 1 October 1999, 283 allegations of crime on bus routes in Hackney borough were recorded. These break down as follows:
The Commissioner tells me that statistics on the number of occasions the police have been called to deal with incidents on buses in Hackney borough, and related arrests, are not recorded specifically.
Number Theft (from the person) 116 Theft (other) 63 Violence against the person 51 Robbery 27 Indecent Assault 5 Other offences 21