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Written question asked by Nigel Evans (Conservative) on Tuesday, 12 February 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 14 February 2019. It was answered by Nick Hurd (Conservative) on Tuesday, 19 February 2019 on behalf of the Home Office.

Cars: Theft

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cars have been stolen using a jamming or scanning device in each of the last three years.

Answer

The Home Office does not centrally hold the information requested.

The Home Office collects and publishes data on the number of arrests for notifiable offences on a financial year basis. The Home Office collects and publishes these data at the offence group level, for example, ‘Theft offences’ or ‘Miscellaneous crimes against society’, broken down by Police Force Area. More detailed information on the arrest, including the specific offence for which the individual is arrested, are not collected.

Data on the number of arrests are published in the ‘Police Powers and Procedures, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin. The latest bulletin, covering the year to 31 March 2018, can be accessed here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales

The Home Office also collects data on crimes recorded by the police, including crimes for theft of a vehicle. These are published quarterly by the Office For National Statistics, available here

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/bulletins/crimeinenglandandwales/yearendingseptember2018.


However, it is not possible to tell from this information how many of these crimes involve cars and/or the use of a jamming or scanning device.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
220094
Session
2017-19
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Cars Theft Locks and keys Signal blocking devices
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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