Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by David Amess (Conservative). It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Monday, 11 June 2007 on behalf of the Home Office.

Police

Question: What recent assessment he has made of arrest rates by police officers.

Answer: The information is not held centrally in the form requested, as arrests statistics are collected on a recorded crime basis only. Our focus is on police activity that tackles crime and brings offenders to justice. Since 2003, crime has fallen by 10 per cent. Since 2002, the rate of offences brought to justice has increased by 39.6 per cent., and sanction detection rates have increased from 19 per cent. in 2003-04 to 24 per cent. in 2005-06.

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