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| Table 2: Offences recorded by the police in selected areas 1998-99 to 2001-02 |
| Number of offences |
| | Violence against the person | Sexual offences | Robbery | Burglary | Theft and handling |
|
Devon and Cornwall
| | | | | |
|
1998-99
|
11,758
|
876
|
462
|
17,808
|
49,787
|
|
1999-2000
|
12,479
|
936
|
487
|
17,307
|
48,566
|
|
2000-01
|
11,992
|
911
|
452
|
15,606
|
44,369
|
|
2001-02
|
12,434
|
960
|
474
|
15,257
|
41,494
|
| | | | | | |
|
South West
| | | | | |
|
1998-99
|
34,517
|
2,759
|
2,966
|
72,444
|
186,122
|
|
1999-2000
|
37,646
|
2,682
|
3,658
|
68,603
|
183,739
|
|
2000-01
|
40,840
|
2,850
|
4,082
|
62,066
|
173,206
|
|
2001-02
|
44,198
|
3,134
|
6,474
|
70,303
|
184,870
|
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|
England and Wales
| | | | | |
|
1998-99
|
502,788
|
36,174
|
66,835
|
953,184
|
2,191,439
|
|
1999-2000
|
581,036
|
37,792
|
84,277
|
906,468
|
2,223,620
|
|
2000-01
|
600,909
|
37,311
|
95,154
|
836,027
|
2,145,372
|
|
2001-02
|
650,330
|
41,432
|
121,359
|
878,509
|
2,266,964
|
| Number of offences |
| | Fraud and forgery | Criminal damage | Drug offences( 1) | Other offences | Total |
|
Devon and Cornwall
| | | | | |
|
1998-99
|
7,064
|
17,722
|
3,873
|
1,294
|
110,644
|
|
1999-2000
|
6,925
|
18,490
|
3,784
|
1,387
|
110,361
|
|
2000-01
|
6,564
|
18,284
|
3,374
|
1,301
|
102,853
|
|
2001-02
|
5,560
|
19,875
|
4,079
|
1,292
|
101,425
|
| | | | | | |
|
South West
| | | | | |
|
1998-99
|
27,808
|
59,844
|
9,471
|
3,952
|
399,883
|
|
1999-2000
|
26,679
|
62,558
|
9,637
|
4,049
|
399,251
|
|
2000-01
|
26,125
|
66,721
|
8,922
|
4,041
|
388,853
|
|
2001-02
|
24,870
|
75,269
|
9,628
|
3,939
|
422,685
|
| | | | | | |
|
England and Wales
| | | | | |
|
1998-99
|
279,503
|
879,586
|
135,945
|
63,635
|
5,109,089
|
|
1999-2000
|
334,773
|
945,682
|
121,866
|
65,671
|
5,301,185
|
|
2000-01
|
319,324
|
960,087
|
113,458
|
63,201
|
5,170,843
|
|
2001-02
|
314,859
|
1,064,495
|
121,393
|
65,683
|
5,525,024
|
Notes: 1. Includes offences of trafficking and possession of controlled drugs and other drug offences from 1998-99 onwards. 2. The coverage was extended and counting rules revised from 1998-99. Figures from that date are not directly comparable with those for earlier years. 3. The data in this table is prior to the introduction of the National Crime Recording Standard. These figures are not directly comparable with those for later years.
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| Table 3: Offences recorded by the police in selected areas 2002-03 to 2005-06 |
| Number of offences |
| | Violence against the person | Sexual offences | Robbery | Burglary | Theft and handling |
|
Devon and Cornwall
| | | | | |
|
2002-03
|
23,722
|
1,149
|
710
|
15,700
|
50,713
|
|
2003-04
|
25,969
|
1,336
|
562
|
14,024
|
47,156
|
|
2004-05
|
28,334
|
1,564
|
541
|
14,012
|
46,702
|
|
2005-06
|
25,305
|
1,527
|
566
|
12,519
|
43,437
|
| | | | | | |
|
South West
| | | | | |
|
2002-03
|
66,763
|
4,184
|
5,508
|
68,173
|
193,808
|
|
2003-04
|
76,252
|
4,418
|
4,784
|
61,204
|
178,990
|
|
2004-05
|
86,100
|
5,231
|
3,760
|
54,100
|
163,807
|
|
2005-06
|
85,715
|
5,112
|
3,634
|
48,183
|
156,925
|
| | | | | | |
|
England and Wales( 1)
| | | | | |
|
2002-03
|
845,085
|
49,243
|
110,271
|
890,099
|
2,411,583
|
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|
2003-04
|
967,234
|
52,740
|
103,736
|
820,013
|
2,312,890
|
|
2004-05
|
1,048,160
|
62,084
|
90,747
|
681,082
|
2,069,417
|
|
2005-06
|
1,059,913
|
62,081
|
98,204
|
645,118
|
2,019,284
|
| Number of offences |
| | Fraud and forgery | Criminal damage | Drug offences | Other offences | Total |
|
Devon and Cornwall
| | | | | |
|
2002-03
|
23,722
|
1,149
|
710
|
15,700
|
50,713
|
|
2003-04
|
25,969
|
1,336
|
562
|
14,024
|
47,156
|
|
2004-05
|
28,334
|
1,564
|
541
|
14,012
|
46,702
|
|
2005-06
|
25,305
|
1,527
|
566
|
12,519
|
43,437
|
| | | | | | |
|
South West
| | | | | |
|
2002-03
|
66,763
|
4,184
|
5,508
|
68,173
|
193,808
|
|
2003-04
|
76,252
|
4,418
|
4,784
|
61,204
|
178,990
|
|
2004-05
|
86,100
|
5,231
|
3,760
|
54,100
|
163,807
|
|
2005-06
|
85,715
|
5,112
|
3,634
|
48,183
|
156,925
|
| | | | | | |
|
England and Wales( 1)
| | | | | |
|
2002-03
|
331,098
|
1,120,610
|
143,320
|
73,651
|
5,974,960
|
|
2003-04
|
319,647
|
1,218,524
|
143,511
|
75,464
|
6,013,759
|
|
2004-05
|
280,451
|
1,198,160
|
145,546
|
64,926
|
5,640,573
|
|
2005-06
|
233,005
|
1,184,683
|
178,502
|
75,723
|
5,556,513
|
(1) Includes British Transport Police from 2002-03 onwards. Notes: 1. The data in this table takes account of the introduction of the National Crime Recording Standard in April 2002. These figures are not directly comparable with those for earlier years. 2. The Sexual Offences Act 2003, introduced in May 2004, altered the definition and coverage of sexual offences.
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