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Written question asked by David Ruffley (Conservative) on Tuesday, 15 March 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 17 March 2011. It was answered by Crispin Blunt (Conservative) on Monday, 21 March 2011 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Alcoholic Drinks: Convictions

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many offenders were found guilty of (a) drunk and disorderly behaviour and (b) drunk and aggravated behaviour in each police force area in England and Wales in the latest period for which figures are available.
Answer

The number of defendants found guilty at all courts for selected offences under the Licensing Act 1872 and Criminal Justice Act 1967, by police force area, England and Wales in 2009 (latest available) can be viewed in the table.Data for 2010 are planned for publication in the spring of 2011.

Number of defendants found guilty at all courts for selected offences under the Licensing Act 1872¹ and Criminal Justice Act 1967², by police force area, England and Wales, 2009³,4
Found guilty
Police force area Licensing Act 1872 Criminal Justice Act 1967
Avon and Somerset 46 189
Bedfordshire 6 35
Cambridgeshire 51 107
Cheshire 5 428
City of London 1 40
Cleveland — 313
Cumbria 24 323
Derbyshire 3 221
Devon and Cornwall 148 688
Dorset 10 226
Durham 4 101
Essex 9 293
Gloucestershire 1 50
Greater Manchester 1 711
Hampshire 36 481
Hertfordshire 2 80
Humberside 4 158
Kent 23 314
Lancashire 5 1,199
Leicestershire — 59
Lincolnshire — 127
Merseyside 7 1,839
Metropolitan police 28 1,111
Norfolk 1 232
North Yorkshire 49 307
Northamptonshire 2 57
Northumbria 38 3,118
Nottinghamshire 2 283
South Yorkshire 2 837
Staffordshire 83 230
Suffolk 3 25
Surrey 29 115
Sussex 91 413
Thames Valley 34 233
Warwickshire 1 91
West Mercia 5 370
West Midlands 6 1,098
West Yorkshire 26 1,067
Wiltshire 4 90
Dyfed-Powys 27 106
Gwent — 241
North Wales 6 139
South Wales 11 175
England and Wales 834 18,320
¹ Licensing Act 1872 S.12—Drunkenness, simple
Being found drunk in a highway or other public place, whether a building or not, or on licensed premises
² Criminal Justice Act 1967 S.9—Drunkenness, with aggravations
Being guilty while drunk of disorderly behaviour
³ These statistics relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offence for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences the principal offence is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.
4 Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts, and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.
Source:
Justice Statistics Analytical Services—Ministry of Justice

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
47675; 525 c788-9W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Alcoholic drinks Convictions Misuse
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk