Written question asked by Helen Jackson (Labour) on Monday, 26 July 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 27 July 1999. It was answered by Lord Boateng (Labour) on Tuesday, 27 July 1999 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what statistics or other information have been evaluated by (a) the Home Office and (b) police forces regarding (i) assaults or other crimes committed on public footpaths and (ii) cases where public footpaths have been used as a means of access to property where a burglary or other crime has been committed. - Inc fact that information not collected centrally.

Answer: Helen Jackson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what statistics or other information have been evaluated by (a) the Home Office and (b) police forces regarding (i) assaults or other crimes committed on public footpaths and (ii) cases where public footpaths have been used as a means of access to property where a burglary or other crime has been committed. [93809] Mr. Boateng: The information is not collected centrally by Home Office. The British Crime Survey collects information on offences against individuals by location, but does not hold the information specifically for public footpaths. Information collected by the police is a matter for the respective Chief Officers, although those forces with geographical information systems are more likely to have information at this level of detail.

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