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Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) arrests and (b) convictions there have been for domestic violence in each London borough in each of the last 10 years. [87305]
Mr. Coaker:
The number of arrests for domestic violence in each London borough is only available from 2001-02. The total number of domestic violence arrests for each London borough are contained in the following table. The data demonstrate a steady increase in domestic violence-related arrests by the MPS. This is
in line with the Home Office’s objectives of increasing the reporting of domestic violence and police proactivity in responding to domestic violence. The CPS does not hold a historical record of domestic violence data for each London borough. The following data are for the number of domestic violence convictions as a proportion of domestic violence prosecutions in the jurisdiction of the London courts. 2005-06—2,503 convictions (51.7 per cent. of prosecutions). 2004-05—1,365 convictions (48.6 per cent. of prosecutions). Comparable figures are not held for years prior to 2004-05.
| Persons accused of domestic violence broken down by borough and age range | |||||
| Financial year | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 |
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 29 November 2005, Official Report, column 438W, on domestic violence, if he will publish the (a) 2004 and (b) 2005 results on victimisation. [88513]
Mr. Sutcliffe:
The British Crime Survey (BCS) measures victimisation against adults living in private households in England and Wales. Domestic violence is included as part of the survey’s core measure of violent crime. The results from the 2004-05 and 2005-06 BCS surveys have been published in the Home Office Statistical Bulletins 11/05 “Crime in England and Wales 2004-05” and 12/06 “Crime in England and Wales 2005-06”. The BCS also includes a self-completion module of questions on interpersonal violence; this covers domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking. The module was included in the 2004-05 and 2005-06 surveys. The results from the 2004-05 survey were published in May 2006, in Home Office Online Report 12/06. It is currently planned that the results from the 2005-06 survey will be published early 2007.The results from the 2004 Offending, Crime and Justice Survey, which includes general data on the nature of personal victimisation of young people aged 10 to 25, were published on the 24 November 2005, in the Home Office Statistical Bulletin 20/05 “Young people and crime: findings from the 2004 Offending,
Crime and Justice Survey, Appendix D”. It is currently planned that the results from the 2005 survey will be published late 2006.
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 3 November 2005, Official Report, columns 1252-53W, on domestic violence, what findings were made by the most recent frequency surveys conducted to gauge the level of interpersonal violence experienced by (a) children and (b) adults over 60 years. [88522]
Mr. Sutcliffe: The British Crime Survey (BCS) measures victimisation against adults living in private households in England and Wales. Domestic violence is included as part of the survey’s core measure of violent crime. The results from the 2005-06 BCS were published on 20 July 2006 in the Home Office Statistical Bulletin 12/06 “Crime in England and Wales 2005-06”. The risks of victimisation by age and sex for all violence and domestic violence based on the 2005-06 BCS are included in the following table. The BCS also includes a self-completion module of questions on interpersonal violence; this covers domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking. The module was included in the 2004-05 and 2005-06 surveys. The results from the 2004-05 survey were published in May 2006, in Home Office Online Report 12/06. However, the results only cover those aged from 16 to 59 for methodological reasons. The results from the 2004 Offending, Crime and Justice Survey, which includes general data on victimisation of young people aged 10 to 25, were published on 24 November 2005, in the Home Office Statistical Bulletin 20/05 “Young people and crime: findings from the 2004 Offending, Crime and Justice Survey, Appendix D”. It is currently planned that the results from the 2005 survey will be published late 2006.
| Victims (once or more) 2005-06 BCS | ||
| Percentage | ||
| All violence | Domestic | |
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