§ Jon TrickettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many incidents of(a) violent crime, (b) burglary and (c) vandalism in the Hemsworth constituency were reported to the police in 2001–02; and how many investigations resulted in a conviction. [109904]
§ Mr. Bob AinsworthThe requested details are not collected centrally. Details of some offences recorded by the police have been collected by police Basic Command Unit (BCU) since 1 April 1999. The table gives details of numbers of offences and detections for the Wakefield BCU. Details of criminal damage offences are not available at BCU level.
Numbers of offences and detections—Wakefield BCU 2001–02 Violent crime1: Offences 3,029 Offences detected 2,235 Burglary in a dwelling: Offences 3,454 Offences detected 526 1 Violent crime is comprised of the violence against the person, sexual offences and robbery offence groups. Details of convictions specifically relating to offences in the Wakefield BCU are not available.