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Mr. Woodward: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many offences there were and what the rate of incidence per 1,000 population was of (a) violence against the person, (b) sexual offences, (c) robbery, (d) burglary, (e) theft and handling stolen goods, (f) fraud and forgery, (g) criminal damage and (h) drug and other offences in (i) St Helens, (ii) Merseyside, (iii) the North West and (iv) England in (A) 1997, (B) 1998, (C) 1999, (D) 2000 and (E) 2001; [71276]

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Mr. John Denham [holding answer 23 July 2002]: The available requested information is given in the tables. For the number of offences, the number of recorded crimes are given, from which the rates per population and detection rates are calculated.

It should be noted that there was a change of counting rules for recorded crime on 1 April 1998, and so numbers of recorded crimes and detection rates before and after that date are not directly comparable. Also, some forces will have introduced the principles of the National Crime Recording Standard ahead of its national implementation on 1 April 2002, and so this will be reflected in the England and North West Region figures. The counting rules for detections changed on 1 April 1999, so that numbers of detections before and after that date will not be directly comparable.

It should be noted that recorded crime is subject to changes in reporting and recording. For example, the number of common assaults in England and Wales recorded in the British Crime Survey, which measures victims' experience of crime, decreased by an estimated 24 per cent. from 1999 to 2001–02. However, common assaults recorded by the police in that area over that period increased by 23 per cent. Offences recorded by the police may therefore not necessarily be a reflection of the real level of offences, or trends for offences.

Recorded crimes by offence group—St Helens(84)

1999–20002000–012001–02
Offence GroupOffences recordedOffences per 1,000 populationPercentage cleared upOffences recordedOffences per 1,000 populationPercentage cleared upOffences recordedOffences per 1,000 populationPercentage cleared up
Violence against the person1,6939.5691,79510.1741,91310.769
Sexual offences1090.6681530.9791250.7
Robbery1711.0211680.9272141.236
Burglary in a dwelling151417

(84) Full details of the other offence groups were not collected in the time period requested.


Recorded crimes by offence group—Merseyside

19971998–991999–20002000–012001–02
Offence GroupOffences recordedOffences per 1,000 populationPercentage cleared upOffence cleared upOffences per 1,000 population Percentage cleared upOffences recorded Offences per 1,000 population Percentage cleared up Offences recorded Offences per 1,000 population Percentage cleared up Offences recorded Offences per 1,000 population Percentage cleared up
Violence against the person8,0835.76912,2088.67414,63910.46915,85511.37116,03011.464
Sexual offences9060.6821,0190.7739350.7679820.7681,0180.755
Robbery2,1411.5252,4841.8232,6631.9182,4051.7213,1552.319
Burglary26,26618.52626,49818.82225,63818.21223,93817.11325,47818.212
Burglary in dwelling3027151715
Theft and Handling58,52041.22959,04441.82462,23044.21957,84441.22159,69842.519
Fraud and Forgery4,2693.0594,8843.5594,7943.4555,0213.6535,3803.828
Criminal damage23,67716.71527,46519.41230,82221.91130,59321.81233,89924.210
Drug offences5,6204.0954,8383.4994,4213.2974,3903.195
Other offences2,1171.5971,6521.2901,6131.1821,7481.3791,8861.376
Total125,97988.73114,087499.73114,8172105.12614,2807101.72815,0934107.624


Recorded crimes by offence group—North West Region

19971998–991999–20002000–012001–02
Offence GroupOffences recorded Offences per 1,000 population Percentage cleared up Offences recorded Offences per 1,000 population Percentage cleared up Offences recordedOffences per 1,000 population Percentage cleared up Offences recorded Offences per 1,000 population Percentage cleared up Offences recorded Offences per 1,000 population Percentage cleared up
Violence against the person32,0974.77370,55510.37875,56811.07477,15011.27285,41612.466
Sexual offences4,4250.6824,8650.7774,5500.7704,6630.7655,0700.758
Robbery9,7021.42311,6131.72212,9111.91814,1272.11816,4062.417
Burglary150,23521.81814,884021.616140,63220.411131,76619.210140,35320.410
Burglary in dwelling2018131212
Theft and Handling290,14342.124297,49843.222294,62042.820280,30040.719298,19943.317
Fraud and Forgery16,3982.45728,6944.25132,3634.74333,0194.84031,0294.533
Criminal damage137,79620.013135,87819.716150,36921.814155,19222.613177,12725.712
Drug offences19,2672.89916,1062.39915,0702.29814,7752.197
Other offences8,5141.2989,5201.4859,2621.3838,7681.3829,4341.478
Total649,31094.225726,730105.630736,381106.926720,055104.725777,809112.823


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Recorded crimes by offence group—England

19971998–991999–20002000–012001–02
Offences recorded Offences per 1,000 population Percentage cleared up Offences recorded Offences per 1,000 population Percentage cleared up Offences recorded Offences per 1,000 population Percentage cleared up Offences recorded Offences per 1,000 population Percentage cleared up Offences recorded Offences per 1,000 population Percentage cleared up
Violence against the person233,4414.878470,6899.670543,,11611.063562,69211.360613,66112.357
Sexual offences31,2910.67634,3560.76736,0430.75735,6050.75139,6740.848
Robbery62,2611.32765,9821.32283,3681.71894,2641.9181203452.416
Burglary968,63019.722911,24318.518869,70417.612803,14416.212846,28716.912
Burglary in dwelling2522141414
Theft and Handling2,059,13042.024208,786442.4212,124,89342.9172,056,33741.3172,177,04243.516
Fraud and Forgery128,6412.648267,4975.435322,8846.529308,8756.228307,1656.127
Criminal damage822,02916.816823,52016.717890,75618.01590680018.214100756720.213
Drug offences126,1962.697113,3462.396105,1072.195111,8952.294
Other offences55,9681.195597481.27761,5901.27359,5661.27161,6811.270
Total4,361,39188.9274,847,09598.4285,045,700101.924493239099.1245,285,317105.723

There was no separate drug offence category in 1997. Trafficking was included in "Other Offences".



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