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<p>I have been asked to reply on behalf of the Home Department.</p><p>The table shows the total number of offences recorded by the West Mercia police force for each year from 2008-09 to 2012-13. These numbers exclude fraud, to allow for a consistent comparison between years.</p><p><table><thead><tr><td valign="top">Totaloffences (excluding fraud) in the West Mercia police force area,2008-09 to2012-13<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" /><td valign="top">Totaloffences<br /></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top">2006-09<br /></td><td valign="top">75,494<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2009-10<br /></td><td valign="top">68,868<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2010-11<br /></td><td valign="top">69,648<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2011-12<br /></td><td valign="top">66,963<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2012-13<br /></td><td valign="top">58,769<br /></td></tr></tbody><tfoot><tr><td valign="top">Note:<br />Dueto the staggered move of recording fraud offences try forces to ActionFraud, crime numbers are shown excluding fraud offences to allow forconsistentcomparisons.<br /></td></tr></tfoot></table></p> |