§ Ms PerhamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many football-related offences there were in each of the last six years. [151626]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe data requested are not available. However, information on the number of arrests in connection with football-related offences for the last six seasons is set out in the table:
Data on football-related arrests between seasons 1994–95 and 2000–011 Season/year Total arrests 2000–012 1,834 1999–2000 3,137 1998–99 3,341 1997–98 3,307 1996–97 3,577 1995–96 3,441 1994–95 3,850 1 Provided by the National Criminal Intelligence Service and the Football Banning Orders Authority 2 As at 26 February 2001