§ Mr. RosindellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many arrests were made in the Romford area of the London borough of Havering during(a) 1995, (b) 1997, (c) 1999, (d) 2001 and (e) 2003. [157014]
§ Ms BlearsInformation on arrests collected centrally is based on persons arrested for 'notifiable' offences at police force area level only, in England and Wales. The information does not identify individual local authority areas.
§ Chris RuaneTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many criminal offences involving broken bottles or broken glasses were committed in(a) Wrexham, (b) Rhyl, (c) Prestatyn, (d) Mold, (e) Flint, (f) Deeside, (g) Shotton, (h) Abergele, (i) Denbigh, (j) Holyhead, (k) Amlwch, (l) Bangor, (m) Caernarfon, (n) Dolgellau, (o) Bala, (p) Machynlleth, (q) Colwyn Bay, (r) Llandudno, (s) Conwy, (t) Ruthin and (u) Llangollen. in each of the past 15 years, listed in descending order; [156036]
(2) how many criminal offences involving broken bottles or broken glasses were committed in each police authority area in England and Wales in the last year for which figures are available; [156037]
(3) how many crime and disorder incidents there were at, and between, each railway station in North Wales in each of the past 10 years, listed in descending order. [156244]
§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) arrests were made, (b) people were charged, (c) cautions were issued and (d) convictions there were in the North West, broken down by (i) police force, (ii) constituency and (iii) local authority area in each year since 1997. [156497]
§ Ms BlearsThe available information, relating to persons arrested in the North West Region, 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 the North West Region, 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.
Table A. Persons arrested for notifiable offences recorded by the police, by police force area, North West Region, 1999–2000 to
2002–03
Police force area 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 Cheshire 18,202 16,959 16,525 18,121 Cumbria 15,568 13,226 14,106 13,584 Greater Manchester 73,366 68,803 68,408 70,424 Lancashire 37,535 36,998 41,715 40,241 Merseyside 44,315 45,598 41,072 47,182 North West Region 188,986 181,584 181,826 189,552 1029W
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, North West Region 1997 to 20021 Year/Police force area Cautioned Proceeded against Found guilty 1997 Cheshire 4,048 28,929 23,363 Cumbria 2,901 20,882 16,991 Greater Manchester 16,297 122,793 93,889 Lancashire 9,333 70,472 49,219 Merseyside 13,763 54,632 41,661 Total 46,342 297,708 225,123 1998 Cheshire 4,587 30,342 24,642 Cumbria 3,015 20,113 16,367 Greater Manchester 19,716 132,912 102,403 Lancashire 8,906 70,745 50,177 Merseyside 14,205 55,424 42,070 Total 50,429 309,536 235,659 1999 Cheshire 3,592 30,424 24,205 Cumbria 3,031 19,640 15,799 Greater Manchester 16,142 136,152 103,768 Lancashire 7,355 64,839 46,540 Merseyside 12,159 47,443 36,025 Total 42,279 298,498 226,337 2000 Cheshire 3,111 33,545 26,898 Cumbria 2,336 16,903 13,610 Greater Manchester 12,389 145,894 111,841 Lancashire 6,777 69,137 49,384 Merseyside 8,216 55,047 40,197 Total 32,829 320,526 241,930 2001 Cheshire 2,780 31,296 25,338 Cumbria 2,505 14,515 11,519 Greater Manchester 11,181 133,992 96,604
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, North West Region 1997 to 20021 Year/Police force area Cautioned Proceeded against
Found guilty
Lancashire 7,189 67,546 47,807 Merseyside 6,142 56,556 41,146 Total 29,797 303,905 222,414 2002 Cheshire 2,084 35,196 28,369 Cumbria 2,392 14,318 11,376 Greater Manchester 9,774 133,654 97,063 Lancashire 6,515 67,525 47,961 Merseyside 6,331 56,713 43,928 Total 27,096 307,406 228,697 1These data are on the principal offence basis.