§ Chris RuaneTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will list in descending order the greatest percentage change in the number of offences of drunkenness from 1990 to 1999 in each police authority in England and Wales; [1934]
(2) how many prosecutions for drunkenness there were per thousand head of population in each police authority in the last year in which figures are available. [1936]
§ Mr. Denham[holding answer 3 July 2001]Information on the number of offenders prosecuted in 1999 for offences of drunkenness per thousand head of population for each police force authority is given in table 1. Information showing, in descending order, the percentage change in the number of offenders prosecuted in 1999 compared with 1990 for offences of drunkenness in each police force authority is given in table 2. It is not possible to say what proportion of those prosecuted live in the area. Prosecutions of people from outside the area are likely to be much higher in some areas than others. This is most obvious for the City of London which has a low resident population and large numbers of visitors.
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Number of prosecutions for drunkenness per thousand head of population, by police force authority, England and Wales 1999 Police force area Prosecutions City of London 11.73 Northumbria 2.90 Cumbria 1.92 Merseyside 1.80 West Yorkshire 1.75 North Wales 1.70 Lancashire 1.65 Cleveland 1.52 South Wales 1.37 Lincolnshire 1.12
Number of prosecutions for drunkenness per thousand head of population, by police force authority, England and Wales 1999 Police force area Prosecutions Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1.08 South Yorkshire 1.06 Durham 1.00 Gwent 0.92 Cheshire 0.82 North Yorkshire 0.77 Devon and Cornwall 0.76 Thames Valley 0.76 Kent 0.76 Bedfordshire 0.68 Dyfed-Powys 0.68 Warwickshire 0.68 West Mercia 0.65 Wiltshire 0.64 Nottinghamshire 0.64 Hertfordshire 0.61 Dorset 0.60 Surrey 0.57 Greater Manchester 0.56 Essex 0.55 Suffolk 0.55 Gloucestershire 0.44 Sussex 0.40 Avon and Somerset 0.37 Humberside 0.36 Derbyshire 0.33 Cambridgeshire 0.33 Staffordshire 0.31 Norfolk 0.28 Metropolitan Police District 0.28 West Midlands 0.27 Leicestershire 0.06 Northamptonshire 0.05
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Percentage change in the number of prosecutions for drunkenness between 1990 and 1999 listed in descending order by police force area Police force area Percentage change Cambridgeshire 390.48 Lincolnshire 340.00 Warwickshire 322.22 Essex 262.38 Gloucestershire 152.94 Surrey 151.61 Kent 144.94 Norfolk 122.47 Bedfordshire 89.60 Suffolk 86.55 Hertfordshire 67.64 Hampshire 52.64 Derbyshire 40.59 Devon and Cornwall 40.13 Lancashire 38.47 North Wales 33.88 Cumbria 31.39 Durham 25.06 Wiltshire 21.15 North Yorkshire 18.27 Leicestershire 15.38 Sussex 11.92 Cheshire 9.10 Thames Valley 7.90 Nottinghamshire 6.64 West Yorkshire 6.12 West Mercia 5.24 Dyfed-Powys -2.68 Northumbria -3.54 Dorset -4.88 Avon and Somerset -6.35
Percentage change in the number of prosecutions for drunkenness between 1990 and 1999 listed in descending order by police force area Police force area Percentage change Cleveland -12.31 South Wales -13.43 Humberside -13.48 Northamptonshire -38.30 Merseyside -47.59 Gwent -55.59 Greater Manchester -56.13 London, City of -59.56 South Yorkshire -62.04 Staffordshire -67.52 West Midlands -69.58 Metropolitan Police -73.29