§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many men held in prisons in England and Wales who are serving a sentence of over five years were charged with offences involving(a) violence and (b) non-violent crime. [53686]
§ Beverley HughesThe table shows the number of males who were serving sentences of over five years in Prison Service establishments in England and Wales on the 31 March 2002, broken down by offence group.
Offence group Number of prisoners Violence against the person 6,126 Sex offences 3,391 Drug offences 3,341 Robbery 2,549 Burglary 845 Other offences 638 Theft and handling 137 Fraud and forgery 76 Offence not recorded 73