HC Deb 01 November 2001 vol 373 c852W
Mr. Malins

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions have been made of racially aggravated offences under Part II of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998. [11368]

Mr. Denham

Information for 1998 and 1999 was taken from the Home Office Court Proceedings Database showing the number of persons proceeded against for racially aggravated offences under Part II of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.

Data for 2000 will be available later this year.

Persons proceeded against for racially aggravated offences under-Part 11 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998—England and Wales
Proceeded against
Offence description 19981 1999
Racially aggravated Wounding inflicting Grievous Bodily Harm 2 58
Racially Aggravated Actual Bodily Harm 3 299
Racially Aggravated Common Assault 6 367
Racially Aggravated Criminal Damage 9 261
Racially Aggravated Intentional Harassment, Alarm or Distress 3 430
Racially Aggravated Offence of Harassment 3 113
Racially Aggravated—Harassment; putting people in fear of violence 2 63
Racially Aggravated fear or provocation of violence 5 317
Total 33 1,908
1 Act came into effect in the last quarter of 1998