1998 1999 - Nationalarchives.gov.uk
1998 1999 - Nationalarchives.gov.uk
1998 1999 - Nationalarchives.gov.uk
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Table B Notifiable offences recorded (1) and offences cleared up (2)<br />
England and Wales Number of offences and percentages<br />
Year Number<br />
recorded<br />
11<br />
Cleared up<br />
Number Percentage<br />
Total Primary Secondary Total Primary Secondary<br />
1994/95 4,929,209 1,297,272 1,015,870 281,402 26% 21% 6%<br />
1995/96 4,921,597 1,291,466 1,020,248 271,218 26% 21% 6%<br />
1996/97 4,760,144 1,292,316 1,052,281 240,035 27% 22% 5%<br />
1997/98 4,428,758 1,251,707 1,054,033 197,674 28% 24% 4%<br />
<strong>1998</strong>/99 5,109,104 1,492,265 1,347,772 144,493 29% 26% 3%<br />
(1) Excluding criminal damage of £20 and under prior to <strong>1998</strong>/99.<br />
(2) See note 5 on page 24.<br />
(i) In thirty-one forces over 85 per cent of clear-ups were by primary means. By<br />
contrast there were two forces in which secondary clear-ups made up over onequarter<br />
of all clear-ups (South Yorkshire and South Wales).<br />
(j) Looking at the method of clear-up in more detail, the most common was a<br />
charge or summons; a total of 755,800 offences – more than one half of all those<br />
detected - were cleared up in this way. In seven forces one fifth or more of all<br />
offences were cleared up using a charge or summons, although six forces cleared up<br />
less than one in eight offences by this method.<br />
(k) Five per cent of notifiable offences were cleared up by means of a caution,<br />
although Dyfed-Powys cleared up 15 per cent this way.<br />
(l) Three per cent of all offences were cleared up by secondary means, within<br />
which the most common method was by interview of convicted prisoners. Although<br />
nationally just two per cent of crimes were cleared up in this way, there was<br />
considerable variation amongst forces. This is largely as a result of differing force<br />
policies on using this method.