§ Chris RuaneTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many assaults on police officers there were, and what percentage were in each police authority, in 2000–01. [58636]
§ Mr. John DenhamThe numbers of recorded crimes of assault on a constable for 2000–01 and the percentage of these in each police force area, are given in the table.
Certain forces (including West Midlands) have moved to a more rigorous crime recording practice before or during 2000–01, in which a larger proportion of crimes reported to them are recorded. This may be a factor, along with the relative sizes of each force, in explaining why some forces' figures are larger than others.
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Assaults on a constable recorded by the police, 2000–01 Police Forces Offences Recorded
Percentage of national total
Avon and Somerset 312 1.1 Bedfordshire 210 0.8 Cambridgeshire 238 0.9 Cheshire 483 1.7 Cleveland 133 0.5 Cumbria 145 0.5 Derbyshire 571 2.0 Devon and Cornwall 646 2.3 Dorset 287 1.0 Durham 107.7 3.8 Essex 352 1.3 Gloucestershire 261 0.9 Greater Manchester 1905 6.8 Hampshire 636 2.3 Hertfordshire 304 1.1 Humberside 509 1.8 Kent 620 2.2 Lancashire 1239 4.4 Leicestershire 315 1.1 Lincolnshire 178 0.6 London, City of 30 0.1 Merseyside 1429 5.1 Metropolitan Police 1367 4.9 Norfolk 405 1.4 Northamptonshire 331 1.2
Assaults on a constable recorded by the police, 2000–01 Police Forces Offences Recorded
Percentage of national total
Northumbria 1171 4.2 North Yorkshire 426 1.5 Nottinghamshire 477 1.7 South Yorkshire 923 3.3 Staffordshire 748 2.7 Suffolk 255 0.9 Surrey 266 1.0 Sussex 891 3.2 Thames Valley 802 2.9 Warwickshire 258 0.9 West Mercia 587 2.1 West Midlands 3234 11.6 West Yorkshire 1488 5.3 Wiltshire 276 1.0 Dyfed-Powys 261 0.9 Gwent 641 2.3 North Wales 445 1.6 South Wales 868 3.1 ENGLAND AND WALES 28000 100.0