§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what change there has been in the level of street crime in each of the 10 hot spot areas during the year 2002–03 [128863]
§ Ms BlearsThe table compares recorded robbery in 2002–03 with 2001–02 in the 10 police force areas involved in the Street Grime Initiative (SCI). The figures are not adjusted for National Crime Recording Standard (NCRS). The NCRS effect in 2002–03 on recorded robbery figures in England and Wales was to inflate those by three per cent.
Force 2001–02 2002–03 Percentage change Metropolitan Police 53,547 42,496 -21 West Midlands 13,322 10,249 -23 Greater Manchester 11,027 10,745 -3 West Yorkshire 5,674 4,947 -13 Avon & Somerset 4,889 3,504 -28 Merseyside 3,155 2,994 -5 Thames Valley 2,894 2,406 -17 Nottinghamshire 2,726 2,799 3 South Yorkshire 1,952 2,112 8 Lancashire 1,608 1,409 -12 Total for 10 SCI forces 100,794 83,661 -17