HC Deb 11 March 2004 vol 418 cc1668-9W
Simon Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were(a) charged, (b) prosecuted and (c) found guilty of burglary in Greater London in each year since 1997; how many of these were under (i) 16, (ii) 18 and (iii) 21 years; and how many of those found guilty were given(a) custodial and(b) non-custodial sentences, broken down by age group. [159219]

Paul Goggins

The available information is contained in the table and relates to offenders proceeded against at the magistrates courts and found guilty and sentenced at all courts for burglary of all types in Greater London, 1997 to 2002.

Statistics on court proceedings for 2003 will be published in the autumn.

Persons proceeded against at magistrates courts and those found

guilty and sentenced at all courts for offences of burglary1 by age

and outcome

Greater London2 1997 to 2002

Number of persons
Persons

proceeded

against

Persons

found

guilty at

all courts

Persons

sentenced

Sentenced

to

immediate

custody

Given

non-

custodial

sentences

1997
All ages of whom: 5,547 3,551 3,609 1,815 1,794
Aged 10–15 493 288 289 51 238
Aged 16–17 830 539 551 159 392
Aged 18–20 1,143 769 781 363 418
1998
All ages of whom: 5,534 3,408 3,611 1,880 1,731
Aged 10–15 507 296 299 35 264
Aged 16–17 763 487 487 154 333
Aged 18–20 1,037 646 699 353 346
1999
All ages of whom: 5,309 3,313 3,358 1,739 1,619
Aged 10–15 479 276 275 30 245
Aged 16–17 670 424 424 138 286
Aged 18–20 998 646 640 324 316

persons proceeded against at magistrates courts and those found

guilty and sentenced at all courts for offences of burglary 1by age

and outcome

Greater London21997 to 2002
Number of persons
Persons

proceeded

against

Persons

found

guilty at

all courts

Persons

sentenced

Sentenced

to

immediate

custody

Given

non-

custodial

sentences

2000
All ages of whom: 5,355 3,290 3,367 1,966 1,401
Aged 10–15 403 216 214 34 180
Aged 16–17 687 406 408 127 281
Aged 18–20 908 595 615 335 280
2001
All ages of whom: 5,374 3,148 3,189 1,768 1,421
Aged 10–15 454 224 224 35 189
Aged 16–17 689 378 376 105 271
Aged 18–20 814 452 436 246 190
2002
All ages of whom: 5,782 3,364 3,261 1,790 1,471
Aged 10–15 448 238 238 21 217
Aged 16–17 664 352 352 112 240
Aged 18–20 802 432 423 232 191
1 These data are on the principal offence basis.
2 Metropolitan and City of London police force areas.