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Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by David Leslie Taylor (Labour). It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Monday, 14 July 2008 on behalf of the Home Office.


Violent Crime

Question
How many violent crimes were recorded in England in (a) 1987, (b) 1997 and (c) 2007.
Answer

The figures are not directly comparable as there have been major changes in the way violent crime is recorded. The term ““violence against the person”” rather than ““violent crime”” is now used. There were 132,942 offences recorded by the police in England in 1987; 233,441 offences in 1997; and 976,638 offences in 2006-07.


Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
479 c12 
218098 
Session
2007-08
Oral question type
Lead
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Crimes of violence
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk