§ Chris RuaneTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what research he has conducted on the neighbourhoods that are most likely to suffer from distraction crimes; and if he will make a statement. [178417]
§ Ms BlearsSince 2000, research on distraction burglary has been conducted under the Home Office's Reducing Burglary Initiative to help practitioners understand this crime, and to identify and evaluate ways of combating it. A number of reports have already been published. Two further reports, based on projects in Cambridge and Leeds, will be published later this year.
Recorded crimes involving firearms in England and Wales 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 Shotguns Recorded crimes 1,592 1,190 983 933 580 642 695 608 712 671 Homicides 39 36 28 17 16 11 19 13 21 14 Serious injuries1 87 79 67 46 31 44 53 38 55 65 Minor injuries1 82 62 47 31 24 18 28 22 35 28 Rifles Recorded crimes1 82 86 50 62 51 43 67 36 64 52 Homicides 0 5 2 0 3 5 0 1 1 5 Serious and minor injuries1 17 15 10 19 12 6 8 4 13 4 1Up to 1996, does not include additional late returns from one police force