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Violent and Sexual Offences

Mr. Sawford: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many individuals have been

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(a) charged with, (b) convicted of and (c) found guilty of (i) physical and (ii) sexual abuse in each police authority area in the last two years. [139139]

Mr. Charles Clarke: Information on the number of persons charged is not collected centrally.

Available information, taken from the Home Office Court Proceedings database, showing the number of persons prosecuted at magistrates' courts and convicted (found guilty) at all courts for violent and sexual offences is given in the table.

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Number of persons prosecuted at magistrates' courts and convicted (found guilty) at all courts for violent and sexual offences by Police Force Area, 1998 and 1999

Violent offences(5) Sexual offences(6)
1998 1999 1998 1999
Police Force AreaProsecutionsConvictionsProsecutionsConvictionsProsecutionsConvictionsProsecutionsConvictions
Avon and Somerset2,6481,3272,8541,522279100260101
Bedfordshire1,1035461,084532692510232
Cambridgeshire1,3897111,372777845011753
Cheshire2,2031,2712,2971,25716814113887
City of London114361485361115
Cleveland1,2706451,18759456487448
Cumbria1,4048821,43585748366835
Derbyshire2,3731,1872,3241,1701728417673
Devon and Cornwall2,8881,4992,7731,500146134150118
Dorset9325499705841225110657
Durham1,3047541,461874744511743
Essex2,7381,3852,8101,41022010122881
Gloucestershire1,0215051,17056949345339
Greater Manchester7,0333,6537,4163,638468302445246
Hampshire4,0152,3254,4642,537263171334179
Hertfordshire1,3027091,5067861035111449
Humberside1,8131,1601,7421,07386968261
Kent3,0051,7793,0501,642184129168105
Lancashire3,7002,0343,4271,877226144254157
Leicestershire2,4731,2482,2501,2491487715383
Lincolnshire1,4558281,5438341043810249
Merseyside3,2721,7543,1201,62419113613999
Metropolitan Police15,4378,25716,2867,7961,0345761,117532
Norfolk1,3039291,309956121518550
North Yorkshire1,4658631,53590264606643
Northamptonshire1,4687281,32178479523937
Northumbria4,1482,2064,3622,293374173345167
Nottinghamshire3,5291,7003,6331,722236143194144
South Yorkshire2,3821,4552,5381,426151112142110
Staffordshire2,4741,2682,5361,2741598013786
Suffolk1,1516431,36976971497764
Surrey89649995150175485836
Sussex2,0781,1392,1081,14218610116670
Thames Valley2,9101,5052,9451,504178106179105
Warwickshire67845061238637214426
West Mercia1,9911,1102,0501,12914510111995
West Midlands7,3413,3958,9003,809488281562315
West Yorkshire5,8532,7826,9863,260412259437256
Wiltshire1,2467531,16678493456345
Dyfed Powys1,5777491,7218051005511358
Gwent1,8689181,853948985310568
North Wales1,7021,0731,710991132669650
South Wales4,1101,9514,1321,966264141282147
England and Wales115,06261,160120,42662,1067,7634,5677,8174,304

(5) 'Violent offences' includes the indicatable 'violence against the person' offence group plus the summary offence of 'common assault'.

(6) 'Sexual offences' includes the indictable 'sexual offences' group.


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Mr. Sawford: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the (a) total and (b) average sum of money paid out in criminal injuries compensation in each police authority area as a result of sexual and physical abuse cases in the last two years. [139140]

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Mr. Charles Clarke: The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority has provided the data in the following tables.

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Cases involving physical and sexual abuse 1 April 1998 to 31 March 1999

PoliceNumber of casesTotal paidAverage paid
Avon and Somerset Constabulary1065,136,750.0048,450.99
Bedfordshire Police351,338,500.0038,240.29
British Transport Police14209,800.0014,980.57
Cambridgeshire Constabulary652,359,250.0036,290.62
Central Scotland Police24971,000.0040,450.83
Cheshire Constabulary994,071,850.0041,120.98
Cleveland Constabulary743,146,750.0042,520.36
Cumbria Constabulary34940,000.0027,640.71
Derbyshire Constabulary853,294,000.0038,750.29
Devon and Cornwall Constabulary853,806,750.0044,780.53
Dorset Police441,567,000.0035,610.36
Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary19610,000.0032,100.53
Durham Constabulary743,571,000.0048,250.68
Dyfed Powys Police291,112,500.0038,360.21
Essex Police1164,916,340.0042,380.22
Fife Constabulary512,774,250.0054,390.71
Gloucestershire Constabulary592,524,290.0042,780.46
Grampian Police421,680,250.0040,000.60
Greater Manchester Police27411,062,850.0040,370.54
Gwent Constabulary742,913,000.0039,360.49
Hampshire Constabulary1788,628,750.0048,470.61
Hertfordshire Constabulary462,024,250.0044,000.54
Humberside Police793,127,250.0039,580.54
Kent County Constabulary1598,266,000.0051,980.74
Lancashire Constabulary1395,100,900.0036,690.71
Leicestershire Constabulary643,624,750.0056,630.67
Lincolnshire Police542,468,750.0045,710.76
Lothian and Borders Police1185,349,250.0045,330.26
Merseyside Police1796,993,250.0039,060.84
Metropolitan Police52525,553,160.0048,670.27
Norfolk Constabulary722,424,500.0033,670.36
North Wales Police1084,312,500.0039,930.06
North Yorkshire Police662,561,250.0038,800.68
Northamptonshire Police592,544,000.0043,110.86
Northern Constabulary23910,000.0039,560.52
Northumbria Police1777,663,320.5043,290.56
Nottinghamshire Constabulary1265,714,000.0045,340.92
Port of Liverpool Police220,000.0010,000.00
RAF Military Police120,000.0020,000.00
South Wales Police1527,145,650.0047,010.09
South Yorkshire Police1285,522,500.0043,140.45
Staffordshire Police682,829,520.5041,610.07
Strathclyde Police2148,043,350.0037,580.57
Suffolk Constabulary632,726,500.0043,270.78
Surrey Constabulary462,136,250.0046,440.02
Sussex Police924,836,180.5052,560.72
Tayside Police491,921,500.0039,210.43
Thames Valley Police1085,775,000.0053,470.22
Warwickshire Constabulary321,822,500.0056,950.31
West Mercia Constabulary1025,019,250.0049,200.83
West Midlands Police1808,489,250.0047,160.25
West Yorkshire Police25110,480,250.0041,750.40
Wiltshire Constabulary291,160,000.0040,000.00
Total5,092223,219,720.5043,830.73

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Cases involving physical and sexual abuse 1 April 1999 to 31 March 2000

PoliceNumber of casesTotal paidAverage paid
Avon and Somerset Constabulary884,159,000.0047,260.14
Bedfordshire Police311,941,000.0062,610.29
British Transport Police14365,000.0026,070.14
Cambridgeshire Constabulary622,162,000.0034,870.10
Central Scotland Police21902,500.0042,970.62
Cheshire Constabulary1094,796,710.5044,000.66
City of London Police330,000.0010,000.00
Cleveland Constabulary652,413,580.0037,130.20
Cumbria Constabulary401,833,350.0045,830.38
Derbyshire Constabulary1134,147,070.5036,690.98
Devon and Cornwall Constabulary1527,484,750.0049,240.18
Dorset Police562,898,120.5051,750.22
Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary14785,000.0056,070.14
Durham Constabulary441,971,250.0044,800.11
Dyfed Powys Police512,003,250.0039,270.94
Essex Police934,998,140.0053,740.34
Fife Constabulary381,530,000.0040,260.32
Gloucestershire Constabulary321,588,000.0049,620.50
Grampian Police352,180,000.0062,280.57
Greater Manchester Police27111,727,400.5043,270.46
Gwent Constabulary653,452,750.0053,110.92
Hampshire Constabulary1719,354,000.0054,700.18
Hertfordshire Constabulary562,466,000.0044,030.57
Humberside Police783,299,000.0042,290.49
Kent County Constabulary1548,215,800.0053,340.94
Lancashire Constabulary1627,110,820.5043,890.40
Leicestershire Constabulary482,472,750.0051,510.56
Lincolnshire Police461,541,250.0033,500.54
Lothian and Borders Police1024,726,750.0046,340.07
Manchester Dock Police175,000.0075,000.00
Mersey Tunnels Law Enforcement240,000.0020,000.00
Merseyside Police1355,653,280.4041,870.62
Metropolitan Police44623,204,300.0052,020.76
Ministry of Defence Police110,000.0010,000.00
Norfolk Constabulary632,753,500.0043,700.63
North Wales Police753,185,000.0042,460.67
North Yorkshire Police602,124,250.0035,400.42
Northamptonshire Police371,972,250.0053,300.41
Northern Constabulary14732,000.0052,280.57
Northumbria Police2269,546,050.0042,230.92
Nottinghamshire Constabulary1125,309,620.5047,400.74
Royal Military Police Eastern District130,000.0030,000.00
Royal Military Police Southern District175,000.0075,000.00
Royal Ulster Constabulary2175,000.0087,500.00
South Wales Police1276,343,500.0049,940.88
South Yorkshire Police1185,462,250.0046,290.03
Staffordshire Police582,776,250.0047,860.64
Strathclyde Police2258,888,750.0039,500.56
Suffolk Constabulary653,311,250.0050,940.23
Surrey Constabulary582,279,000.0039,290.31
Sussex Police723,594,500.0049,920.36
Tayside Police572,584,500.0045,340.21
Thames Valley Police1206,402,250.0053,350.21
The Commissioner of Police220,000.0010,000.00
Warwickshire Constabulary281,091,850.0038,990.46
West Mercia Constabulary722,395,250.0033,260.74
West Midlands Police2108,954,250.0042,630.93
West Yorkshire Police22810,665,750.0046,770.96
Wiltshire Constabulary462,374,000.0051,600.87
Total4,876224,583,870.4046,050.90

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Cases involving physical and sexual abuse 1 April 1998 to 31 March 2000

PoliceNumber of casesTotal paidAverage paid
Avon and Somerset Constabulary1949,295,750.0047,910.62
Bedfordshire Police663,279,500.0049,680.94
British Transport Police28574,800.0020,520.86
Cambridgeshire Constabulary1274,521,250.0035,600.04
Central Scotland Police451,873,500.0041,630.33
Cheshire Constabulary2088,868,560.5042,630.73
City of London Police330,000.0010,000.00
Cleveland Constabulary1395,560,330.0040,000.24
Cumbria Constabulary742,773,350.0037,470.77
Derbyshire Constabulary1987,441,070.5037,580.12
Devon and Cornwall Constabulary23711,291,500.0047,640.35
Dorset Police1004,465,120.5044,650.13
Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary331,395,000.0042,270.27
Durham Constabulary1185,542,250.0046,960.82
Dyfed Powys Police803,115,750.0038,940.69
Essex Police2099,914,480.0047,430.77
Fife Constabulary894,304,250.0048,360.24
Gloucestershire Constabulary914,112,290.0045,190.00
Grampian Police773,860,250.0050,130.31
Greater Manchester Police54522,790,250.5041,810.70
Gwent Constabulary1396,365,750.0045,790.68
Hampshire Constabulary34917,982,750.0051,520.65
Hertfordshire Constabulary1024,490,250.0044,020.21
Humberside Police1576,426,250.0040,930.15
Kent County Constabulary31316,481,800.0052,650.75
Lancashire Constabulary30112,211,720.5040,570.05
Leicestershire Constabulary1126,097,500.0054,440.20
Lincolnshire Police1004,010,000.0040,100.00
Lothian and Borders Police22010,076,000.0045,800.00
Manchester Dock Police175,000.0075,000.00
Mersey Tunnels Law Enforcement240,000.0020,000.00
Merseyside Police31412,646,530.4040,270.56
Metropolitan Police97148,757,460.0050,210.37
Ministry of Defence Police110,000.0010,000.00
Norfolk Constabulary1355,178,000.0038,350.56
North Wales Police1837,497,500.0040,960.99
North Yorkshire Police1264,685,500.0037,180.65
Northamptonshire Police964,516,250.0047,040.43
Northern Constabulary371,642,000.0044,370.84
Northumbria Police40317,209,370.5042,700.32
Nottinghamshire Constabulary23811,023,620.5046,310.78
Port of Liverpool Police220,000.0010,000.00
RAF Military Police120,000.0020,000.00
Royal Military Police Eastern District130,000.0030,000.00
Royal Military Police Southern District175,000.0075,000.00
Royal Ulster Constabulary2175,000.0087,500.00
South Wales Police27913,489,150.0048,340.82
South Yorkshire Police24610,984,750.0044,650.35
Staffordshire Police1265,605,770.5044,490.03
Strathclyde Police43916,932,100.0038,560.97
Suffolk Constabulary1286,037,750.0047,160.99
Surrey Constabulary1044,415,250.0042,450.43
Sussex Police1648,430,680.5051,400.66
Tayside Police1064,506,000.0042,500.94
Thames Valley Police22812,177,250.0053,400.90
The Commissioner of Police220,000.0010,000.00
Warwickshire Constabulary602,914,350.0048,570.25
West Mercia Constabulary1747,414,500.0042,610.21
West Midlands Police39017,443,500.0044,720.69
West Yorkshire Police47921,146,000.0044,140.61
Wiltshire Constabulary753,534,000.0047,120.00
Total9,968447,803,590.9044,920.41

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