§ 41. Miss McIntoshTo ask the Solicitor-General if she will make a statement on levels of(a) reported crimes and (b) successful prosecutions brought in North Yorkshire since 1996–97. [56387]
§ The Solicitor-GeneralThe level of reported crime in North Yorkshire stood at 50,924 cases for the year 1996–97.
The figures for 2001–02, show 59,149 cases being reported in that year.
Over the last two years there has been a drop in the number of convictions with 10,801 in 2001–02.