§ David DavisTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department(a) what the detection rate for burglaries was in homes and (b) how many burglaries per 1,000 households there have been in the Humberside Police Authority area in each year since 1997; and what the detection rate for burglaries in homes was. [105228]
§ Mr. Bob AinsworthDetails of numbers of domestic burglaries per 1,000 households are not available, but rates of all burglaries per 100,000 population are provided instead.
Humberside Year Percentage of burglaries in a dwelling detected Number of all burglaries per 100,000 population 1997 12 4,079 1998–991 12 3,862 1999–20002 10 3,650 2000–01 11 2,987 2000–02 10 3,006 1 Years ending March from 1998/99. 2 Change in counting rules for detections on 1.4.99.
§ David DavisTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on crime trends within the Humberside Police Authority area. [105230]
§ Mr. Bob AinsworthThe most recently published recorded crime figures show that in the 12 months to March 2002, overall crime levels in the Humberside Police Authority area rose by 6.5 per cent. However, taking into account the counting rule changes for recorded crime on 1 April 1998, overall recorded crime in the area in 2001/02 was 13.3 per cent. lower than in 1997/98.
576WThe Government is also supporting a number of initiatives specifically aimed at reducing crime in Humberside. Under the safer communities initiative and communities against drugs, the four crime and disorder reduction partnerships of the Humberside Police Authority area have been allocated £343,511 and £897,900 respectively for 2002/2003. This is being used for a number of initiatives such as CCTV schemes, projects which target public disorder, drug and drink related crime and targeted policing.
There are also now record police numbers in Humberside. There were 2,114 police officers in Humberside in September 2002 (the most recent figures available)—an increase of 123 more police officers compared with September 2001.