§ Mr. BentonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the percentage change in(a) overall recorded crime, (b) recorded violent crime (c) burglaries and (d) vehicle thefts in Bootle has been since 1997. [175913]
§ Ms BlearsThe information requested is not available centrally.
Bootle comes within the Sefton Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership (CDRP) area. Data at CDRP level has only been published from 1999–2000 onwards. Detailed statistics at CDRP level are available for 2002–03 on the new Home Office website: http:// www.crimestatistics.org.uk
§ Mr. BentonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many times powers preventing racial harassment introduced since 1997 have been used in Bootle. [175914]
§ Fiona MactaggartFigures for the number of prosecutions in Bootle for this type of offence are not centrally available. Merseyside Police figures for harassment offences (published by the Home Office under the requirements of S95 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991) show a total of 434 recorded offences of this type in the Merseyside Police area over the period 1999–2000 to 2001–02.