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Written question asked by Sadiq Khan (Labour) on Tuesday, 23 February 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 26 February 2016 (named day). It was answered by Mike Penning (Conservative) on Friday, 26 February 2016 on behalf of the Home Office.


Crime: Mental Illness

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many crimes in (a) England and Wales, (b) London and (c) each London borough were related to or caused by some kind of mental health issue in each year since 2010.

Answer

The Home Office does not hold data centrally on the number of crimes related to or caused by mental health issues. The Home Office receives data from police forces in England and Wales which show the number of offences recorded. It is not possible to determine which of these were related to or caused by any type of mental health issue.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
27920
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Crime Mental illness
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk