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Written question asked by Ashok Kumar (Labour) on Monday, 12 May 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 14 May 2008. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Thursday, 15 May 2008 on behalf of the Home Office.


Mugging

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons over 65 years old were subject to street robbery in (a) England and Wales, (b) the North East, (c) Tees Valley district and (d) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency in each year since 1997.
Answer

The information requested is not collected centrally. While the Home Office collects statistics on recorded offences of robbery it is not possible to determine the age of the victim or the location of the offence from this data.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
475 c1734W; 205763
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Older people Mugging
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk