§ Mr. Bob RussellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on changes in the level of reported crime in Colchester in each of the last five years. [133555]
§ Mr. BoatengThe latest available data for notifiable offences recorded by the police in Colchester division over the last five years are given in the table.
Number of crimes recorded Percentage of change compared to the previous year 1995–96 9,708 — 1996–97 9,217 -5 1997–98 8,260 -10 1998–991 7,931 -4 1998–992 9,076 — 1999–2000 9,355 3 1 Old rules. 2 New rules. Notes:
The rules for recording crimes changed in April 1998 which led to a large increase in the number recorded. Essex collected data based on the old rules and the new rules in 1998–99.