HC Deb 30 November 2000 vol 357 cc930-1W
Mr. Laurence Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cautions were given by the police to offenders(a) in Gloucestershire and (b) in England and Wales, in each of the last five years for which figures are available; what percentage of the total number of crimes committed these figures represent; and if he will make a statement. [141124]

Mr. Charles Clarke

Information, taken from the Home Office Cautions Database, on the number of offenders cautioned by the police(a) in Gloucestershire and (b) in England and Wales for the last five years for which figures are available, and the percentage of crimes recorded by the police which were dealt with by a caution is given in the table. Offenders may have been cautioned for more than one offence.

Number of offenders cautioned1 within Gloucestershire and England and Wales by type of offence, 1995–96
Area and type of offence
Indictable offences Gloucestershire Summary non-motoring Total Indictable offences England and Wales Summary non-motoring Total
1995 2,745 93 2,838 202,585 88,657 291,242
1996 2,410 48 2,458 190,810 95,383 286,193
1997 2,283 48 2,331 189,358 92,729 282,087
1998 2,457 440 2,897 191,722 96,162 287,884
1999 2,083 671 2,754 170,576 95,550 266,126
1Offenders may be cautioned for more than one offence.

Crimes recorded by the police—proportion dealt with using a caution
Percentages
Gloucestershire England and Wales
1995 4 4
1996 3 3
1997 4 4
1998–99 5 5
1999–2000 5 4