HC Deb 14 February 2003 vol 400 c100W
Jon Trickett

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many burglaries were(a) reported and (b) solved in West Yorkshire in (i) 1997 and (ii) 2002. [96621]

Mr. Denham

Numbers of burglary offences recorded and associated detection rates in West Yorkshire are given in the table.

Year Offences recorded Detection rate—percentage
19971 67,686 28
2001–022 68,818 12
1 Recorded on a calender year basis
2 Recorded on a financial year basis

There was a change in counting rules for recorded crime on 1 April 1998, which would have the tendency to increase the number of offences counted. Numbers of offences before and after this date are therefore not directly comparable.

There was also a change in counting rules for detections on 1 April 1999. The new instructions provide more precise and rigorous criteria for recording a detection, with the underlying emphasis on the successful result of a police investigation. Numbers of detections before and after this date are therefore not directly comparable.

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