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Written question asked by Philip Davies (Conservative) on Thursday, 22 February 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 26 February 2007. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Thursday, 1 March 2007 on behalf of the Home Office.


Burglary

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the proportion of distraction burglaries that are reported to the police; and what proportion of reported distraction burglaries resulted in a conviction in the last period for which figures are available.
Answer

Figures are not available on the proportion of distraction burglaries reported to the police. However, research suggests that distraction burglaries are under reported for many reasons including embarrassment and fear, and police and partners are engaged in a range of initiatives to encourage greater reporting.11,552 distraction burglaries were recorded by the police in England and Wales in 2005-06. The subset of domestic burglary convictions that were a result of distraction burglary is not available centrally.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
457 c1501-2W;457 c1487W; 123784
Session
2006-07
Related items
Burglary
Thursday, 8 March 2007
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Burglary
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk