§ Mr. LawsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what his estimate is of the number of(a) notifiable offences, (b) convictions and (c) convictions as a percentage of notifiable offences for each year from 1990–91 to 2001–02, (i) in total for England and (ii) broken down by police authority; and if he will make a statement. [77500]
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§ Mr. Denham[holding answer 28 October 2002]: Convictions for notifiable offences are only available on a consistent basis for all areas for 1998–99, 1999–2000 and 2000–01. The available information is contained in the table.
Notifiable offences and offences convicted, by police force area, 1998–99 Total number in year Police force area Notifiable offences Offences convicted Offences convicted as a percentage of recorded crime Avon and Somerset 150,089 16,766 11.2 Bedfordshire 49,076 6,292 12.8 Cambridgeshire 67,256 8,660 12.9 Cheshire 65,119 14,792 22.7 Cleveland 67,030 10,650 15.9 Cumbria 40,202 9,257 23.0 Derbyshire 84,459 12,090 14.3 Devon and Cornwall 110,644 16,568 15.0 Dorset 52,755 7,699 14.6 Durham 50,413 9,797 19.4 Essex 95,797 15,029 15.7 Gloucester 48,206 6,496 13.5 Greater Manchester 362,450 53,016 14.6 Hampshire 128,253 28,121 21.9 Hertfordshire 49,309 8,489 17.2 Humberside 130,691 15,456 11.8 Kent 129,340 18,701 14.5 Lancashire 118,117 27,843 23.6 Leicestershire 93,397 13,260 14.2 Lincolnshire 46,670 7,944 17.0 Merseyside 140,874 25,367 18.0 Metropolitan Police (inc City of London) 941,398 97,011 10.3 Norfolk 57,129 10,305 18.0 North Yorkshire 55,309 10,450 18.9 Northamptonshire 65,466 9,062 13.8 Northumbria 151,298 27,762 18.3 Nottinghamshire 135,255 17,859 13.2 South Yorkshire 133,059 20,581 15.5 Staffordshire 91,919 15,378 16.7 Suffolk 39,908 7,919 19.8 Surrey 42,467 6,310 14.9 Sussex 130,402 12,904 9.9 Thames Valley 176,477 19,307 10.9 Warwickshire 38,485 5,196 13.5 West Mercia 81,777 13,909 17.0 West Midlands 314,628 44,398 14.1 West Yorkshire 273,809 41,586 15.2 Wiltshire 38,189 7,973 20.9 England 4,847,122 700,203 14.4 837W
Notifiable offences and offences convicted, England 1990 to 2001–02 Period Notifiable offences1 Offences convicted2 Offences convicted as a percentage of recorded crime 1990 4,314,363 — — 1991 5,005,135 — — 1992 5,304,459 — — 1993 5,247,237 — — 1994 4,991,748 — — 1995 4,852,894 — — 1996 4,790,306 — — 1997 4,361,391 — — 1998–99 4,847,122 700,203 14.4 1999–2000 5,045,684 701,692 13.9 2000–01 4,931,747 658,526 13.4 2001–02 5,285,317 — 1 There were revisions to counting rules for notifiable offences in the period in question, in April 1998, and the new National Crime Recording Standard (NCRS) is thought to have had an effect on 2001–02 figures of recorded crime. 2 Only available on a consistent basis for three financial years. Sources:
Criminal Statistics, England and Wales
Crime in England and Wales, 2001–02
Home Office Court Proceedings Database
Notifiable offences and offences convicted, by police force area, 2000–01 Total number in year Police force area Notifiable offences Offences convicted Offences convicted as a percentage of recorded crime Avon and Somerset 149,254 17,186 11.5 Bedfordshire 49,627 6,182 12.5 Cambridgeshire 64,343 7,564 11.8 Cheshire 63,288 13,592 21.5 Cleveland 64,357 11,150 17.3 Cumbria 32,869 7,432 22.6 Derbyshire 81,668 11,860 14.5 Devon and Cornwall 102,853 14,879 14.5 Dorset 50,320 6,853 13.6 Durham 44,702 9,917 22.2 Essex 106,768 13,536 12.7 Gloucester 49,871 6,854 13.7 Greater Manchester 363,454 54,403 15.0 Hampshire 133,553 23,495 17.6 Hertfordshire 64,215 8,282 12.9 Humberside 110,312 13,750 12.5 Kent 128,382 17,043 13.3 Lancashire 117,633 22,599 19.2 Leicestershire 86,422 13,155 15.2 Lincolnshire 44,884 8,447 18.8 Merseyside 142,807 25,250 17.7 Metropolitan Police (inc City of London) 1,002,488 83,186 8.3 Norfolk 57,259 9,318 16.3 North Yorkshire 51,551 9,310 18.1 Northamptonshire 56,731 6,658 11.7 Northumbria 134,777 25,520 18.9 Nottinghamshire 139,903 18,719 13.4 South Yorkshire 125,179 21,270 17.0 Staffordshire 104,705 16,223 15.5 Suffolk 44,317 7,655 17.3 Surrey 63,321 6,690 10.6 Sussex 136,920 11,696 8.5 Thames Valley 187,989 20,360 10.8 Warwickshire 36,963 4,261 11.5 West Mercia 78,354 13,097 16.7 West Midlands 364,245 48,156 13.2 West Yorkshire 258,908 35,651 13.8 Wiltshire 36,555 7,327 20.0 England and Wales 4,931,747 658,526 13.4