§ Mr. LidingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the offences punishable by a fine at(a) level one, (b) level two, (c) level three, (d) level four and (e) level five on the standard scale. [146040]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe information is not available in the form requested and could be produced in that form only at disproportionate cost. However, I am placing in the Library a copy of a booklet entitled "Criminal Statistics, Volume III, Part 1, Appendix 1, Part 1, For Court Proceedings and Cautions—2001 CODES" which lists, for each offence separately identified, the maximum sentence in both magistrates courts and the Crown court. The document does not list all offences since many, mainly summary, offences are grouped and their maximum sentences are not, therefore, separately identifiable.
§ Mr. LidingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list for the most recent year for which figures are available, the number of convictions for each criminal offence which were punished by fine at level(a) one, (b) two, (c) three, (d) four, and (e) five on the standard scale. [146041]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeLimited available data, taken from the Home Office Court Proceedings Database are given in the table.
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Number of offenders fined for all offences at all courts by offence and amount of fine, England and Wales, 1999 Amount of fine Offence description Up to and including £200 Over £200 and up to and including £500 Over £500 and up to and including £1,000 Over £1,000 and up to and including £2,500 Over £2,500 and up to and including £5,000 Over £5,000 Total fined 3. Threat or Conspiracy to Murder 8 5 1 — — — 14 4–4. Causing Death by Dangerous Driving — 1 3 — 2 — 6 5. Wounding or other Act Endangering Life 25 9 — — — — 34 6. Endangering Railway Passenger 3 8 1 1 — — 13 7. Endangering Life at Sea — — 1 — 1 — 2 8. Other Wounding etc. 3,496 766 83 23 1 — 4,369 11. Cruelty to or Neglect of Children 8 — 1 — — — 9 12. Abandoning Child aged under Two Years 1 — — — — — 1 13. Child Abduction 1 — 1 — — — 2 16. Buggery 1 1 — — — — 2 17. Indecent Assault on a Male 4 8 — 1 — — 13 18. Indecency between males 40 9 — — — — 49 20. Indecent Assault on a Female 33 44 2 — — — 79 21. Unlawful Sexual Intercourse with a Girl under 13 1 — — — — — 1 22. Unlawful Sexual Intercourse with a Girl under 16 3 4 — — — — 7 23. Incest 1 — — — — — 1 24. Procuration 4 2 3 — 2 — 11 26. Bigamy 2 1 — — — — 3 27. Soliciting by a Man 9 1 — — — — 10 28. Burglary in a Dwelling 223 52 3 2 — — 280 30. Burglary in a Building Other than a Dwelling 684 127 8 2 — — 821 33. Going equipped for stealing, etc. 343 22 1 1 — — 367 34. Robbery 8 2 2 1 — 1 14 36. Kidnapping, etc. — — — 1 — — 1 37–2. Aggravated Vehicle Taking 140 46 4 1 — — 191 39. Theft from the Person of Another 731 76 7 2 — — 816 40. Theft in Dwelling not Automatic M/c or Meter 158 8 2 — — — 168 41. Theft by an Employee 321 81 4 1 1 — 408 42. Theft or Unauthorised Taking from Mail 21 1 — — — — 22 43 Abstracting Electricity 236 17 3 1 1 — 258 44. Theft of Pedal Cycle 256 8 — — — — 264 45. Theft from Vehicle 908 48 1 — — — 957 46. Theft from Shops 21,078 428 19 4 — — 21,529 47. Theft from Automatic Machine or Meter 118 6 — — — — 124 48. Theft or Unauthorised Taking of Motor Vehicle 137 16 1 — — — 154 49. Other Theft or Unauthorised Taking 3,730 227 15 — 1 1 3,974 52. False Accounting 84 38 5 — 1 4 132 53. Other Fraud 2,541 252 37 11 7 — 2,848 54. Handling Stolen Goods 2,568 329 41 11 8 1 2,958 55. Bankruptcy Offence 6 20 12 4 2 1 45 56. Arson 25 4 — — — — 29 57. Criminal Damage Endangering Life 6 1 — — — — 7 58. Other Criminal Damage 1,615 135 9 — 1 1 1,761 59. Threat etc., to commit Criminal Damage 65 5 1 — — — 71 60. Forgery etc. of Drug Prescription 22 4 1 — — — 27 61. Other Forgery etc. 354 87 11 6 1 1 460 65. Violent Disorder 15 16 7 — — — 38 66. Other Offence against the State or Public Order 594 304 48 11 5 — 962 67. Perjury 8 4 1 1 — — 14 74. Gross Indecency with Children 1 — 1 — — — 2 75. Betting, Gaming and Lotteries 8 1 2 — 2 — 13 79. Perverting the Course of Justice 46 20 8 1 — 1 76 80. Absconding from Lawful Custody 7 4 — — — — 11 81. Firearms Act Offence 305 95 17 2 — — 419 82. Revenue Law Offence 2 7 4 4 1 — 18 83. Failing to Surrender to Bail 15,982 33 4 — — — 16,019 84. Trade Descriptions Act and Similar Offences 248 244 118 68 29 4 711 85. Health and Safety at Work etc, Act 1974 37 102 125 208 194 242 908 86. Possession of Obscene Material etc. 74 35 17 3 1 — 130 87. Protection from Eviction Act 1977 3 3 — 2 2 — 10 89. Adulteration of Food 45 82 42 30 19 11 229 91. Public Health 175 164 94 92 51 25 601 Supplementary tables", a copy of which I have placed in the Library. To try to identify by individual offence would be disproportionate to cost.
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Number of offenders fined for all offences at all courts by offence and amount of fine, England and Wales, 1999 Amount of fine Offence description Up to and including £200 Over £200 and up to and including £500 Over £500 and up to and including £1,000 Over £1,000 and up to and including £2,500 Over £2,500 and up to and including £5,000 Over £5,000 Total fined 94. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 63 72 43 31 22 4 235 99. Other (Excluding Motoring Offences) 268 218 114 129 69 43 841 99A. Dangerous Driving 359 325 109 17 2 — 812 99B. Fraud, Forgery etc. associated with Vehicle or Driver Records 3,161 339 43 9 1 — 3.553 a. Unlawful importation of Drugs-Class A 13 1 — 1 — — 15 b. Unlawful importation of Drugs-Class B 28 11 2 — — — 41 c. Unlawful importation of Drugs-Class C 3 — — — — — 3 d. Unlawful importation of Drugs-Class unspecified 25 2 1 1 — — 29 e. Unlawful exportation of Drugs-Class A 1 — — — — — 1 f. Unlawful exportation of Drugs-Class B 3 — — — — — 3 h. Unlawful exportation of Drugs-Class unspecified 4 — — — — — 4 i. Production, supply and possession with intent to supply a controlled drug-Class A 70 29 2 2 1 — 104 j. Production, supply etc.-Class B 747 106 28 6 1 — 888 k. Production, supply etc.-Class C 8 2 — — — — 10 1. Production, supply etc.-Class unspecified 4 1 1 — — — 6 m. Possession of a controlled drug-Class A 3,677 542 26 12 1 — 4,258 n. Possession of a controlled drug-Class B 17,194 327 17 1 — — 17,539 o. Possession of a controlled drug-Class C 66 — — — — — 66 p. Possession of a controlled drug-Class unspecified 27 — — — — — 27 q. Other drug offences 194 18 — 1 — — 213 101. Adulteration of Food, Drug, etc. 2 2 1 — — — 5 104. Assault on Constable 3,836 288 18 1 — — 4,143 105. Common assault, etc. 4,501 753 41 11 — — 5,306 106. Betting or Gaming Offence 6 — — — — — 6 107. Brothel Keeping 6 12 4 1 — — 23 108. Cruelty to Animal 332 113 37 17 6 — 505 110. Diseases of Animals Act 15 13 11 2 2 — 43 111. Offences Relating to Dogs 635 17 2 2 — — 656 112. Education Acts 3,659 199 20 — — — 3,878 113. Explosives Acts 6 8 2 1 2 — 19 115. Firearms Acts 151 30 4 3 — — 88 116. Fishery Acts 2,563 41 6 5 — 3 2,618 117. Friendly Societies Acts — 3 1 — — — 4 118. Night Poaching 33 — 3 — — — 36 119. Day Poaching 207 34 — — — — 241 120. Unlawful Possession of Game, etc. 5 — — — — — 5 121. Other Offence against Game Law 23 — — — — — 23 122. Obstruction Other than by Vehicle 660 40 5 1 — — 706 123. Nuisance Other than by Vehicle 1,674 11 3 1 — — 1,689 124. Other Highways Act Offence 179 54 8 — — — 241 125. Public Order Act 1986 15,401 1,105 48 4 2 1 16,561 126. Interference with Motor Vehicles 508 38 1 — — — 547 130. Unauthorised Taking of a Conveyance 928 113 6 — — 1 1,048 131. Summary Aggravated Vehicle Taking 80 30 1 — — — 111 135. Horsedrawn Vehicle 30 3 2 1 — — 36 136. Handcart or Barrow — 1 — — — — 1 137. Pedal Cycle 967 5 — — — — 972 139 Indecent Exposure 97 25 — — — — 122 140. Drunkenness, Simple 2,631 9 — — — — 2,640 141. Drunkenness, with Aggravation 19,798 39 5 4 1 2 19,849 142. Offence by Licensed Person, etc. 182 78 8 1 — — 269 143. Other Offence against the Liquor Law 91 21 7 3 — — 122 144. Selling Tobacco to Juvenile 66 24 4 3 — — 97 147 Employment of Children Acts 56 — — — — — 56 148. Other Offence against the Labour Law 1 — 1 — — — 2 149. Summary Criminal or Malicious Damage Offence 7,606 375 7 2 — — 7,990 150. Merchant Shipping Acts 3 — — — — — 3 151. Social Security Offence 1,216 188 17 6 — — 1,427 152. Social Security Act 1 — — — — — 1 153. Military Law-Army 5 — — — — — 5 155. Military Law-Air Force — — 2 — — — 2 156. Park, Common or Other Open Space Offence 731 3 1 1 — — 736 160. Pedlars Act 95 — — — — — 95 161. Certain Local regulations-Allowing Chimney to be on Fire 1 — 1 — — — 2
Number of offenders fined for all offences at all courts by offence and amount of fine, England and Wales, 1999 Amount of fine Offence description Up to and including £200 Over £200 and up to and including £500 Over £500 and up to and including £1,000 Over £1,000 and up to and including £2,500 over £2,500 and up to and including £5,000 Over £5,000 Total fined 162. Disorderly Behaviour 1,258 5 — — — — 1,263 163. Playing in Street 120 5 — — — — 125 164. Other Offence 4,305 185 31 3 3 — 4,527 165. Kerb Crawling 513 110 — — — — 623 166. Offence by Prostitute 2,880 7 — — — — 2,887 167. Aiding, etc. Offence by Prostitute 1 1 — — — — — 168. Public Health Offence 850 340 134 70 41 6 1,441 169. Railway Offence 14,428 206 5 2 — 1 14,642 170. Motor Vehicle Licence 140,878 14,745 699 74 37 9 156,442 172. Other Offence Against Revenue Law 5,095 949 62 20 9 1 6,136 173. Stage Carriage or Public Service Vehicle Offence 6,354 150 16 1 — 1 6,522 179. Sunday Trading, etc. 1 — — — — — 1 181. Unlawful Possession 11 11 3 1 1 — 27 182. Begging 1,300 1 — — — — 1,301 183. Sleeping Out 14 — — — — — 14 185. Found in Enclosed Premises 160 5 1 1 — — 167 188. Other Vagrancy Offences 3 — — — — — 3 189. Weights and Measures Acts 34 14 6 4 1 — 59 190. Wild Birds Protection Acts 46 56 5 2 — — 109 191. Wireless Telegraphy Acts 48,746 5,982 66 — 1 9 54,804 192. Video Recording Act 1984 14 11 5 3 3 — 36 193. Drug Offence 1 1 — — — — 2 194. Immigration Offence 6 4 1 — — — 11 195. Other Summary Offence (Excluding Motoring) 9,567 910 221 119 36 15 10,868 All summary motoring offences 435,173 103,106 25,756 1,107 62 54 565,258 of which: Driving etc. after consuming alcohol or taking drugs: 34,535 24,436 2,946 364 16 1 62,298 Careless driving: 31,203 3,126 131 12 2 — 34,474 Accident offences: 4,071 876 36 — — 1 4,984 Driving licence related offences: 13,665 718 117 25 4 7 14,536 Vehicle insurance offences: 98,958 36,308 17,568 411 8 17 153,270 Vehicle registration and excise licence offences: 8,523 653 35 12 5 6 9,234 Work record and employment offences: 3,714 1,215 231 19 6 — 5,185 Operator's licence offences: 552 651 275 4 — 1 1,483 Vehicle test offences: 19,797 147 31 6 2 — 19,983 Vehicle or part in dangerous or defective condition: 12,755 852 182 32 3 1 13,825 Speed limit offences: 118,262 24.099 2,534 17 7 13 144,932 Motorway offences (other than speeding): 1,180 157 3 — — — 1,340 Neglect of traffic directions: 23,844 1,112 71 1 1 182 25,029 Neglect of pedestrian rights: 4,044 59 2 — — — 4,105 Obstruction, waiting and parking offences: 13,538 352 84 1 1 1 13,977 Lighting offences: 3,762 22 2 — — — 3,786 Noise offences: 984 13 1 — — — 998 Load offences: 5,135 3,097 1,438 187 2 3 9,862 Offences peculiar to Motor Cycles: 172 — — — — — 172 Miscellaneous motoring offences: 36,479 5,213 69 16 5 3 41,785 Total all offences 824,228 136,485 28,445 2, 82 637 443 992,420 Note:
For any given year it is not possible to eliminate all of the errors on the Home Office Court Proceedings Database. Hence the table may show offenders receiving fines in excess of the maximum sentence possible for the offences covered by a particular offence classification.
§ Paddy AshdownTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the levels of crime in Somerset were for each of the years 1979 to 2000, broken down by the major categories of notifiable offences; and in each case what the clear-up rate was. [144647]
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Recorded crimes—Somerset 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1997–981 1998–991 (old rules) 1998–991,2 (new rules) 1999–20001 Violence against person 1,337 1,746 1,938 2,183 2,514 2,872 3,004 3,598 3,592 Sexual offences 229 255 310 252 282 320 251 249 205 Burglary dwell. 4,027 3,492 3,796 4,033 3,106 3,116 2,626 2,623 2,955
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe information requested, for part of a police force area, is not held centrally. The details given in the tables have been provided by the Avon and Somerset constabulary, and are available for the years from 1993 onwards.
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Recorded crimes—Somerset 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1997–981 1998–991 (old rules) 1998–991.2 (new rules) 1999–20001 Burglary other 6,163 5,068 4.544 4,267 4,301 4,369 4,205 4,218 4,309 Robbery 102 114 150 146 117 135 132 133 224 Theft and handling 22,288 21,800 20,401 19.963 18,419 18,321 16,676 17,027 16,822 Fraud and forgery 898 898 792 884 775 753 832 899 1,228 Criminal damage 5,241 6,347 5,877 6,161 5,537 5,858 6,333 6,624 6,596 Drugs 118 170 167 127 119 123 85 599 624 Other 78 101 85 107 91 102 177 295 296 Somerset Total 40,481 39,991 38.060 38,117 35,261 35,969 34,321 36,265 36,851
Clear-ups rate of recorded crime—Somerset Percentage 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1997–981 1998–991 (old rules) 1998–991.2 (new rules) 1999–20003 Violence against person 87 82 88 88 86 84 82 82 74 Sexual offences 79 82 84 91 74 74 77 78 72 Burglary dwell. 17 23 15 19 24 25 16 16 17 Burglary other 10 13 12 13 13 13 9 9 8 Robbery 34 38 36 41 32 24 25 25 20 Theft and handling 15 16 19 19 19 17 17 17 14 Fraud and forgery 49 54 53 62 53 50 58 59 36 Criminal damage 18 17 19 21 21 21 20 19 18 Drugs 104 96 101 102 92 94 99 95 96 Other 99 94 93 98 87 83 88 76 70 Somerset Total 19 21 23 24 25 25 24 26 23 1 Year ending March 2 Owing to the change in counting rules on 1 April 1998, figures before and after this date cannot be directly compared 3 Owing to a change in the counting rules for clear-ups, figures before and after 1 April 1999 cannot be directly compared
§ Paddy AshdownTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the incidence of crime in(a) rural and (b) urban areas since May 1997. [144618]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeI refer the right hon. Gentleman to the reply given to the question the hon. Member for South Suffolk (Mr. Yeo) on 9 November 2000,Official Report, column 404W, and to the reply given to the question by my hon. Friend the Member for High Peak (Mr. Levitt) on 13 November 2000, Official Report, column 538W.
The replies to these questions provide information derived from the British Crime Survey (BCS) on the level and trends in rural and urban crime. BCS incident rates for crime show that over the last decade there has been consistently less crime in rural areas than urban areas. The BCS also shows that between 1997 and 1999 crime has declined, in proportionate terms, at a similar or greater rate in rural areas than in other areas.
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BCS incident rates 1991–99 for burglary, vehicle-related thefts and violent crime 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 Burglary incidents per 10,000 households Rural 368 481 468 429 343 Non-rural 781 976 938 859 662 Vehicle-related thefts per 10,000 vehicle owning households Rural 1,660 1,983 2,052 1,503 1,207 Non-rural 2,912 3,152 3,006 2,368 1,947
BCS incident rates 1991–99 for burglary, vehicle-related thefts and violent crime 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 Violent crime incident rates per 10,000 adults Rural 396 511 621 597 462 Non-rural 739 1,017 1,108 887 876 Notes:
For the purposes of BCS analyses, rural areas are identified by according ACORN—(A Classification of Residential Neighbourhoods) categories. ACORN classifies households according to the demographic, employment and housing characteristics of the surrounding neighbourhood. Rural areas are defined as those areas falling into Acorn types 1 to 9, and 27.
Source:
British Crime Survey 1992–2000.
Tackling crime and the fear of crime in all areas, including rural areas, remains a high priority for this Government. Our approach in all areas is to assist the police and the local crime and disorder partnerships to address local crime effectively.
The Home Office announced on 15 June 2000 that rural police forces were to benefit this year from an additional £15 million from the police modernisation fund. The money rises to £30 million next year, and is intended to help the police to meet the extra costs involved in policing rural areas. The money is in addition to the crime fighting fund, which is providing for an increase in police numbers across the board. It will make a real difference to the policing and crime reduction in rural districts, in particular by helping to increase the visibility of the police in those areas.
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§ Paddy AshdownTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people in the United Kingdom have been unlawfully killed since 1971; and if he will make a statement. [144624]
Unlawful killings Year Homicide total Child destruction Causing death by reckless/dangerous driving1 Causing death by aggravated vehicle taking Overall total 1970 393 0 685 0 1,078 1971 459 1 728 0 1,188 1972 476 0 753 0 1,229 1973 465 1 769 0 1,235 1974 600 2 654 0 1,256 1975 515 0 690 0 1,205 1976 565 0 595 0 1,160 1977 482 1 602 0 1,085 1978 532 2 313 0 847 1979 629 2 225 0 856 1980 620 2 235 0 857 1981 558 1 234 0 793 1982 618 0 269 0 887 1983 550 0 189 0 739 1984 621 0 223 0 844 1985 616 1 258 0 875 1986 661 0 232 0 893 1987 688 2 292 0 982 1988 624 8 339 0 971 1989 641 2 393 0 1,036 1990 669 0 419 0 1,088 1991 725 2 416 0 1,143 1992 687 0 277 19 983 1993 670 3 292 17 982 1994 726 7 278 14 1,025 1995 745 8 242 21 1,016 1996 679 2 320 34 1,035 1997 739 5 291 12 1,047 1997–982 748 6 325 18 1,097 1998–992 750 9 349 30 1,138 1998–992 765 1 317 37 1,120 April-September 2000 445 0 169 23 637 1 From 1 December 1997, the offences which qualified as causing death by reckless driving were reduced. 2 Years ending March
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§ Mr. Charles ClarkeUnder the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997 (as re-enacted by the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000) which came into effect on 1 December 1999, a mandatory prison sentence of three years minimum duration was introduced for third-time domestic burglary offenders.
An offender would have to be apprehended, prosecuted and convicted on three separate occasions since 1 December 1999 to be subject to the mandatory sentence. Such action is likely to take some time.
The Home Office's court proceedings databases for 1999 and for the first three-quarters of 2000 (which are provisional) show that no such sentences have yet been recorded.
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§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe information requested for England and Wales is given in the table and relates to numbers of recorded crimes. Information relating to Scotland and Northern Ireland are matters for my right hon. Friends the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
§ Paddy AshdownTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of notifiable offences were committed by young men between the ages of 14 and 24 years in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. [144619]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeDetails of the number of notifiable offences committed by age and sex of offender are not available.
However, information held centrally on the Home Office court proceedings database, showing the number of male offenders aged 14–24 who have been cautioned or convicted of indictable offences, is given in the table.
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Males aged 14–24 cautioned and or convicted at all courts for indictable offences: numbers and as a proportion of all offenders, England and Wales, 1997 to 1999 Males aged 14–24 Total all offenders Number Percentage Number Percentage 1997 223,606 44 509,411 100 1998 228,349 43 533,456 100 1999 218,665 43 512,574 100
§ Paddy AshdownTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) violent crime offences, (b) car crime offences, (c) robberies, (d) burglaries, (e) thefts and (f) criminal damage offences there were per 1,000 head of population for each police force area within England and Wales in each of the last three years. [144622]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe readily available information, for the calendar year 1997 and the financial years 1998–99 and 1999–2000, is given in the tables. Owing to the change in counting rules for recorded crime on 1 April 1998, the figures for the first year given are not directly comparable with the latter two years. The change in counting rules for recorded crime particularly impacted on violence against the person, which is included in the violent crime category.
Violent crime (violence against the person, sexual offences and robbery). Recorded offences per 100,000 population Police force 1997 1998–99 1999–2000 Avon and Somerset 830 1,014 1,079 Bedfordshire 823 1,026 1,100 Cambridgeshire 584 872 980 Cheshire 468 776 675 Cleveland 609 762 769 Cumbria 644 1,199 1,107 Derbyshire 651 991 1,149 Devon and Cornwall 502 844 892 Dorset 372 484 584 Durham 396 883 968 Essex 382 620 749 Gloucestershire 371 688 871 Greater Manchester 847 1,774 1,982 Hampshire 554 809 988 Hertfordshire 335 446 509 Humberside 875 1,237 1,218 Kent 573 897 933 Lancashire 390 855 814 Leicestershire 739 1,261 1,397 Lincolnshire 566 772 701 Merseyside 784 1,112 1,294 Metropolitan Police District1 1,157 2,186 2,640 Norfolk 459 790 898 Northamptonshire 610 982 957 Northumbria 453 1,033 1,118 North Yorkshire 393 718 755 Nottinghamshire 993 1,387 1,588 South Yorkshire 472 629 719 Staffordshire 775 1,055 1,379 Suffolk 452 655 881 Surrey 394 626 775 Sussex 514 1,117 1,264 Thames Valley 416 623 788 Warwickshire 327 482 509 West Mercia 377 707 806 West Midlands 675 1,533 2,094 West Yorkshire 593 1,020 1,071 Wiltshire 487 832 848 Dyfed-Powys 525 1,054 1,218 Gwent 1,104 2,151 2,601 North Wales 483 787 952 South Wales 670 1,018 1,129 England and Wales 667 1,160 1,341 1 Including the City of London 372W
Car crime (theft of and from vehicles). Recorded offences per 100,000 population Police force 1997 1998–99 1999–2000 Avon and Somerset 2,843 2,559 2,312 Bedfordshire 2,333 2,309 2,595 Cambridgeshire 2,182 1,858 1,729
Car crime (theft of and from vehicles). Recorded offences per 100,000 population Police force 1997 1998–99 1999–2000 Cheshire 1,362 1,267 1,237 Cleveland 2,842 2,573 2,342 Cumbria 1,469 1,316 1,098 Derbyshire 2,015 2,100 1,868 Devon and Cornwall 1,506 1,435 1,375 Dorset 1,689 1,789 1,653 Durham 1,827 1,653 1,502 Essex 1,472 1,463 1,332 Gloucestershire 2,471 2,002 1,838 Greater Manchester 3,232 3,390 3,412 Hampshire 1,587 1,386 1,319 Hertfordshire 1,854 1,528 1,432 Humberside 2,963 2,871 2,478 Kent 1,988 1,871 1,427 Lancashire 1,906 1,647 1,459 Leicestershire 2,154 2,211 2,039 Lincolnshire 1,238 1,121 1,103 Merseyside 1,993 2,146 2,394 Metropolitan Police District1 2,125 2,146 2,284 Norfolk 1,530 1,384 1,320 Northamptonshire 2,328 2,305 1,990 Northumbria 2,265 2,057 1,838 North Yorkshire 1,595 1,307 1,158 Nottinghamshire 2,806 2,612 2,396 South Yorkshire 2,728 2,553 2,264 Staffordshire 1,951 1,836 1,658 Suffolk 1,011 967 969 Surrey 1,160 906 948 Sussex 1,777 1,703 1,677 Thames Valley 2,412 2,351 2,404 Warwickshire 2,051 1,779 1,701 West Mercia 1,693 1,436 1,385 West Midlands 2,996 2,818 2,931 West Yorkshire 2,802 3,036 2,759 Wiltshire 1,268 1,128 1,090 Dyfed-Powys 498 519 460 Gwent 1,735 1,750 1,634 North Wales 1,206 1,106 1,141 South Wales 3,234 2,967 2,667 England and Wales 2,149 2,064 1,991 1 Including the City of London 373W
Robbery. Recorded offences per 100,000 population Police force 1997 1998–99 1999–2000 Avon and Somerset 106 124 160 Bedfordshire 97 96 110 Cambridgeshire 50 61 76 Cheshire 33 40 47 Cleveland 91 163 151 Cumbria 21 24 18 Derbyshire 41 52 60 Devon and Cornwall 25 30 31 Dorset 30 30 35 Durham 23 28 39 Essex 29 34 41 Gloucestershire 66 49 52 Greater Manchester 244 297 335 Hampshire 32 33 41 Hertfordshire 33 29 48 Humberside 85 95 108 Kent 46 45 53 Lancashire 59 69 74 Leicestershire 95 104 110 Lincolnshire 17 24 29 Merseyside 151 176 189 Metropolitan Police District1 362 346 473 Norfolk 24 28 38 Northamptonshire 69 73 78 Northumbria 88 94 97 North Yorkshire 27 23 29
Robbery. Recorded offences per 100,000 population Police force 1997 1998–99 1999–2000 Nottinghamshire 111 127 171 South Yorkshire 73 75 86 Staffordshire 47 48 66 Suffolk 21 21 33 Surrey 25 22 28 Sussex 46 63 68 Thames Valley 61 64 79 Warwickshire 29 34 44 West Mercia 26 31 32 West Midlands 255 278 384 West Yorkshire 128 146 146 Wiltshire 28 33 43 Dyfed-Powys 7 9 6 Gwent 28 31 39 North Wales 17 19 22 South Wales 41 41 42 England and Wales 121 128 161 1 Including the City of London 374W
Burglary. Recorded offences per 100,000 population Police force 1997 1998–99 1999–2000 Avon and Somerset 2,127 1,975 1,868 Bedfordshire 1,619 1,291 1,422 Cambridgeshire 1,801 1,791 1,720 Cheshire 1,362 1,336 1,301 Cleveland 2,946 2,973 2,808 Cumbria 1,400 1,181 1,107 Derbyshire 1,799 1,732 1,602 Devon and Cornwall 1,298 1,148 1,110 Dorset 1,237 1,338 1,225 Durham 2,008 1,666 1,494 Essex 1,078 985 976 Gloucestershire 2,078 1,808 1,670 Greater Manchester 2,944 3,079 2,924 Hampshire 1,166 1,125 1,060 Hertfordshire 1,082 958 989 Humberside 4,079 3,862 3,650 Kent 1,653 1,467 1,253 Lancashire 1,960 1,700 1,497 Leicestershire 2,022 1,853 1,683 Lincolnshire 1,713 1,656 1,720 Merseyside 1,849 1,875 1,819 Metropolitan Police District1 1,869 1,633 1,685 Norfolk 1,407 1,297 1,296 Northamptonshire 1,884 1,993 1,835 Northumbria 2,411 2,211 1,856 North Yorkshire 1,546 1,523 1,401 Nottinghamshire 2,903 2,789 2,565 South Yorkshire 2,870 2,635 2,485 Staffordshire 2,228 1,923 1,805 Suffolk 921 936 926 Surrey 965 883 844 Sussex 1,399 1,407 1,297 Thames Valley 1,521 1,474 1,486 Warwickshire 1,658 1,601 1,528 West Mercia 1,461 1,299 1,260 West Midlands 2,930 2,685 2,617 West Yorkshire 3,209 3,205 2,787 Wiltshire 1,072 1,023 944 Dyfed-Powys 543 547 432 Gwent 1,646 1,511 1,374 North Wales 1,152 1,102 1,048 South Wales 2,203 1,916 1,625 England and Wales 1,952 1,826 1,729 1 Including the City of London
Theft and handling stolen goods (includes theft of and from vehicles). Recorded offences per 100,000 population Police force 1997 1998–99 1999–2000 Avon and Somerset 5,093 4,875 4,778 Bedfordshire 4,305 4,089 4,516 Cambridgeshire 4,555 4,486 4,456 Cheshire 2,839 2,742 2,758 Cleveland 5,614 5,713 5,442 Cumbria 3,304 3,354 2,980 Derbyshire 3,604 3.806 3,713 Devon and Cornwall 3,125 3,209 3,116 Dorset 3,382 3,490 3,423 Durham 3,391 3,341 3,264 Essex 3,024 2,913 2,950 Gloucestershire 4,630 4,196 4,242 Greater Manchester 5,168 5,641 5,668 Hampshire 3,519 3,262 3,282 Hertfordshire 3,035 2,631 2,659 Humberside 6,094 6,543 5,839 Kent 3,827 3,660 3,323 Lancashire 3,823 3,504 3,116 Leicestershire 4,046 4,134 4,011 Lincolnshire 3,261 3,120 3,138 Merseyside 4,120 4,177 4,415 Metropolitan Police District1 4,903 5,090 5,604 Norfolk 3,511 3,281 3,247 Northamptonshire 4,215 4,751 4,248 Northumbria 4,209 4,357 4,081 North Yorkshire 3,542 3,472 3,277 Nottinghamshire 5,398 5,800 5,872 South Yorkshire 4.606 4,389 4,221 Staffordshire 3,624 3,576 3,649 Suffolk 2,562 2,565 2,596 Surrey 2,497 2,284 2,401 Sussex 3,743 3,873 3,949 Thames Valley 4,161 4,296 4,580 Warwickshire 3,621 3,506 3,419 West Mercia 3,420 3,234 3,198 West Midlands 4,793 4,788 5,338 West Yorkshire 5,143 5,466 5,236 Wiltshire 2,834 2,804 2,766 Dyfed-Powys 1,501 1,612 1,538 Gwent 3,542 3,722 3,539 North Wales 2,644 2,657 2,684 South Wales 5,001 4,669 4,356 England and Wales 4,163 4,197 4,241 1 Including the City of London 375W
Criminal damage. Recorded offences per 100,000 population Police force 1997 1998–99 1999–2000 Avon and Somerset 1,390 1,394 1,378 Bedfordshire 1,462 1,429 1,446 Cambridgeshire 1,315 1,674 1,682 Cheshire 1,143 1,181 1283 Cleveland 2,022 1,922 1,943 Cumbria 1,640 1,708 1,814 Derbyshire 1,392 1,483 1,568 Devon and Cornwall 987 1,142 1,186 Dorset 1,209 1,208 1,216 Durham 1,730 1,828 1,753 Essex 1,245 1,237 1,420 Gloucestershire 1,107 1,175 1,434 Greater Manchester 2,644 2,607 2,918 Hampshire 1,508 1,424 1,588 Hertfordshire 1,139 1,168 1,316 Humberside 2,275 2,429 2,348 Kent 1,544 1,472 1,575 Lancashire 1,879 1,499 1,596 Leicestershire 1,513 1,630 1,819 Lincolnshire 1,160 1,248 1,347 Merseyside 1,667 1,943 2,187 Metropolitan Police District1 1,861 1,800 1,977 Norfolk 1,259 1,327 1,389
Criminal damage. Recorded offences per 100,000 population Police force 1997 1998–99 1999–2000 Northamptonshire 1,919 1,929 1,906 Northumbria 2,461 2,212 2,135 North Yorkshire 1,162 1,135 1,161 Nottinghamshire 2,730 2,321 2,297 South Yorkshire 1,806 1,855 1,940 Staffordshire 1,605 1,478 1,738 Suffolk 1,184 1,185 1,423 Surrey 844 966 1,093 Sussex 1,627 1,602 1,759 Thames Valley 1,238 1,247 1,364 Warwickshire 1,271 1,368 1,468 West Mercia 1,339 1,363 1,532 West Midlands 1,859 1,916 2,337 West Yorkshire 2,202 2,333 2,276 Wiltshire 965 1,109 1,181 Dyfed-Powys 943 941 921 Gwent 1,788 2,099 2,199 North Wales 1,713 1,471 1,537 South Wales 2,380 2,445 2,272 England and Wales 1,686 1,685 1,804 1 Including the City of London 376W
Offences per police officer, year ending 30 September 20001 Police force area Offences per officer Avon and Somerset 50 Bedfordshire 50 Cambridgeshire 54 Cheshire 32 Cleveland 46 Cumbria 32 Derbyshire 47 Devon and Cornwall 37 Dorset 40 Durham 30 Essex2 37 Gloucestershire 44 Greater Manchester 55 Hampshire 40 Hertfordshire2 30 Humberside 60 Kent 40 Lancashire 34 Leicestershire 46 Lincolnshire 40 London, City of 10 Merseyside 36 Metropolitan Police2 41 Norfolk 42 Northamptonshire 52 Northumbria 36 North Yorkshire 40 Nottinghamshire 63 South Yorkshire 40 Staffordshire 48 Suffolk 39 Surrey2 26 Sussex 49 Thames Valley 50 Warwickshire 40 West Mercia 42 West Midlands 51 West Yorkshire 54 Wiltshire 32 Dyfed-Powys 22 Gwent 45 North Wales 33 South Wales 39 Total 43 1 Based on number of offences for year ended 30 September 2000, and numbers of police officers as at 31 March 2000. 2 Based on estimated number of offences had pre-1 April 2000 boundaries been in effect.
§ Paddy AshdownTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what his estimate is of the proportion of people released from prison in England and Wales in each of the last five years who reoffended within two years; and if he will make a statement. [144644]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeInformation on reoffending rates is not available.
However, it is estimated that 57 per cent. of people released from prison in England and Wales during the first quarter of 1997 were reconvicted for a standard list offence within two years of release.
§ Paddy AshdownTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many notifiable offences were committed in Avon and Somerset within the last two years by people released from prison under early release schemes; and if he will make a statement. [144643]
§ Mr. BoatengThere are two statutory early release schemes:
Parole: prisoners serving a sentence of four years or more are entitled to be considered for discretionary conditional release on parole licence at the halfway point of their sentence. Those who are refused parole are released automatically at the two thirds point of their sentence on non-parole licence. Information about prisoners who are released on parole licence and who commit a further offence during the currency of that licence is not currently held centrally.
Home Detention Curfewmost prisoners serving a sentence of less than four years and more than three months are eligible to be considered for the home detention curfew scheme, which commences up to 60 days before the halfway point of the sentence. Information about prisoners who are subject to the scheme, who have been released to an address in either Avon or Somerset and who have committed an offence during the currency of the scheme is not immediately available. The Prison Service has made further inquiries of the electronic monitoring contractors for the South West of England and I will write to the right hon. Member with this information as soon as it is available. A copy will be placed in the Library.
Early release schemes are designed to ensure a better transition between custody and the community. Prisoners are only placed on the schemes after a careful risk assessment, in which the overriding concern is the safety of the public.