§ Mr. WigginTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) arrests, (b) people charged, (c) cautions issued and (d) convictions there were in Wales, broken down by (i) police force, (ii) constituency and (iii) local authority area in each year since 1997. [151732]
§ Ms BlearsThe available information, relating to persons arrested in Wales, by police force area, is contained in Table A. It is limited to arrests for notifiable offences and relates to the financial years, 1999–2000 to 2002–03.
The number of persons cautioned, proceeded against at the magistrates courts (numbers of persons charged are not held centrally) and found guilty at all courts for all offences, in Wales, by police force area, 1997 to 2002 is contained in Table B.
Statistics on cautions and court proceedings for 2003 will be published in the Autumn.
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Table A: Persons arrested for notifiable offences recorded by the police, by police force area, Wales, 1999–2000 to 2002–03 Police force area 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 Dyfed-Powys 14,057 13,036 12,217 13,219 Gwent 27,829 24,642 20,757 14,753 North Wales 12,653 14,843 14,928 17,214 South Wales n/a 34,838 36,295 37,216 Wales 188,300 87,359 84,197 82,402 1 Estimated. n/a = not available
Table B: Number of persons cautioned, proceeded against at the magistrates' courts and found guilty at all courts for all offences, by police force area, Wales 1997 to 20021 Year/police force area Cautioned Proceeded against Found guilty 1997 Dyfed-Powys 3,109 18,538 13,464 Gwent 5,329 27,038 21,128 North Wales 3,074 22,051 16,372 South Wales 6,868 59,389 42,613 Total 18,380 127,016 93,577 1998 Dyfed-Powys 3,452 18,839 14,066 Gwent 5,780 29,648 23,712 North Wales 3,544 21,515 16,829 South Wales 6,339 63,457 45,429 Total 19,115 133,459 100,036 1999 Dyfed-Powys 3,313 18,790 13,695 Gwent 5,502 29,053 23,271 North Wales 3,619 20,617 16,053 South Wales 5,852 57,881 41,658 Total 18,286 126,341 94,677 2000 Dyfed-Powys 3,185 18,186 13,241 Gwent 4,529 27,365 21,406 North Wales 3,124 21,446 17,649 South Wales 5,399 57,478 41,649 Total 16,237 124,475 93,302 2001 Dyfed-Powys 3,495 16,374 11,908 Gwent 4,258 26,158 20,131 North Wales 3,120 21,199 16,398 South Wales 4,826 53,042 37,720 Total 15,699 116,773 86,157 2002 Dyfed-Powys 3,761 17,572 12,796 Gwent 3,803 25,523 20,218 North Wales 3,558 25,166 19,471 South Wales 3,680 57,282 40,513 Total 14,802 125,543 92,998 1 These data are on the principal offence basis