§ Mr. DjanoglyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many violent crimes were recorded in Cambridgeshire in each of the last three years. [74783]
§ Mr. DenhamViolent crime is comprised of offences of violence against the person, sexual offences and robbery. The requested figures are given in the table.
Violent crime in Cambridgeshire Year ending March Number of recorded violent crimes 1999–2000 7,056 2000–01 7,419 2001–02 8,584 It should be noted that recorded violent crime is not necessarily an accurate guide to trends in violent crime, as it is subject to changes in reporting and recording. For example, in the British Crime Survey, for England and Wales as a whole, the number of common assaults showed a statistically significant decrease of 24 per cent. between 1999 and interviews during 2001–02, whereas common assaults recorded by the police in England and Wales increased by 15 per cent. over the same period.
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