§ Mr. PriorTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many incidents of armed robbery there were in each year from 1990. [137818]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe most recently available information has been published in 'Criminal Statistics England and Wales 1998', and is shown in the table.
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Robberies recorded by the police in which firearms (including air weapons) were used Number 1990 3,939 1991 5,296 1992 5,859 1993 6,012 1994 4,239 1995 4,206 1996 4,013 1997 3,209 1997–981 2,939 1998–991 2,973 1 Year ending March