Written question asked by Parmjit Singh Gill (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 7 March 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 17 March 2005. It was answered by Hazel Blears (Labour) on Thursday, 17 March 2005 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of all recorded violence against the person in Leicester involved no injury in each year since 1999-2000.

Answer: Mr. Gill: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of all recorded violence against the person in Leicester involved no injury in each year since 1999-2000. [221206] Ms Blears: [holding answer 14 March 2005]: The available information relates to the Leicester Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership area and is only available from 2002-03. 67 per cent. of recorded offences of violence against the person in Leicester in 2002-03 involved no injury. The equivalent figure for 2003-04 was 63 per cent. It is important to remember that recorded crime data are, however, affected by changes in reporting and recording. In particular, the introduction of the National Crime Recording Standard in April 2002 led to an increase to the number of offences of violence recorded by the police.

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