Written question asked by Bernard Jenkin (Conservative) on Wednesday, 4 April 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 April 2001. It was answered by Keith Hill (Labour) on Monday, 9 April 2001 on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many arrests were made on the London Underground by British Transport Police in each of the last 10 years. - Includes tables and fact that it is not possible to provide information earlier than 1997.

Answer: Mr. Jenkin: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many arrests were made on the London Underground by British Transport Police in each of the last 10 years. [157475] Mr. Hill: This is an operational matter for the British Transport Police who inform me that although it is not possible to provide arrest figures covering the last 10 years it is possible to supply crime analysis data as supplied to the Home Office. The table identifies the total number of offences reported over the last four financial years. It is not possible to provide information earlier than 1997, as the data are not kept in this format. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Offences 1997-98 5,799 1998-99 12,949 1999-2000 18,220 2000-01 13,972 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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