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Written question asked by Philip Davies (Conservative) on Wednesday, 4 May 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 May 2016. It was answered by Andrew Selous (Conservative) on Tuesday, 10 May 2016 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Prisons: Crimes of Violence

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many violent incidents per 100 prisoners were committed by prisoners of each ethnic group in the last year for which figures are available.

Answer

Statistics for assaults committed by prisoners by ethnicity are published in the Safety in Custody statistics bulletin (see table 3.6 in the following link)

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/safety-in-custody-quarterly-update-to-december-2015

The Offender Management Statistics Quarterly prison population provides information on the prison population by ethnicity, (see table 1.4 in the link)

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/offender-management-statistics-quarterly-october-to-december-2015


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
36551
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Crimes of violence Ethnic groups Prisons
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk