1998 1999 - Nationalarchives.gov.uk
1998 1999 - Nationalarchives.gov.uk
1998 1999 - Nationalarchives.gov.uk
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Table 6 Notifiable offences recorded by the police by offence<br />
England and Wales Number of offences and percentages<br />
April 1997<br />
April <strong>1998</strong> Underlying trend (2)<br />
Clearups <strong>1998</strong>/99<br />
Offence to<br />
to<br />
March <strong>1998</strong> March <strong>1999</strong><br />
Number Percentage Number Clearup<br />
Old rules (1) New rules (1) change rate<br />
1 Murder<br />
4.1 Manslaughter Homicide 748 750 750 2 0.3 710 94.7<br />
4.2 Infanticide<br />
2 Attempted murder 661 676 676 15 2.3 599 88.6<br />
3 Threat or conspiracy to murder 9,661 11,112 11,212 1,451 15.0 7,777 69.4<br />
4.3 Child destruction 6 9 9 3 50.0 16 177.8<br />
4.4 Causing death by dangerous driving<br />
4.6 Causing death by careless driving when 325 348 349 23 7.1 339 97.1<br />
under the influence of drink or drugs<br />
37.1 Causing death by aggravated vehicle taking 18 30 30 12 66.7 20 66.7<br />
5 Wounding or other act endangering life 12,833 13,960 14,006 1,127 8.8 10,258 73.2<br />
6 Endangering railway passenger 7 15 15 8 114.3 11 73.3<br />
More serious offences 24,259 26,900 27,047 2,641 10.9 19,730 72.9<br />
7 Endangering life at sea 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0<br />
8A Other wounding 196,739 139,692 71.0<br />
8B Possession of Weapons 231,360 203,313 23,635 -28,047 -12.1 22,307 94.4<br />
8C Harassment 79,534 64,929 81.6<br />
11 Cruelty to or neglect of children N / A N / A 2,300 N / A N / A 1,962 85.3<br />
12 Abandoning a child under the age of two years 54 41 42 -13 -24.1 32 76.2<br />
13 Child abduction 391 490 502 99 25.3 268 53.4<br />
14 Procuring illegal abortion 0 2 2 2 200.0 2 100.0<br />
15 Concealment of birth 6 10 10 4 66.7 7 70.0<br />
104 Assault on a constable N / A N / A 21,510 N / A N / A 20,847 96.9<br />
105 Common Assault N / A N / A 151,472 N / A N / A 88,125 58.2<br />
Less serious offences 231,811 203,856 475,746 -27,955 -12.1 338,171 71.1<br />
Total violence against the person 256,070 230,756 502,793 -25,314 -9.9 357,901 71.2<br />
16 Buggery 657 567 566 -90 -13.7 503 88.9<br />
17 Indecent assault on a male 3,885 3,672 3,683 -213 -5.5 3,092 84.0<br />
18 Gross indecency between males 483 353 354 -130 -26.9 326 92.1<br />
19A Rape of a female 6,523 7,139 7,132 616 9.4 4,543 63.7<br />
19B Rape of a male 375 502 504 127 33.9 340 67.5<br />
20 Indecent assault on a female 18,979 19,463 19,524 484 2.6 12,169 62.3<br />
21 Unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 13 156 153 153 -3 -1.9 126 82.4<br />
22 Unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 16 1,084 1,133 1,135 49 4.5 937 82.6<br />
23 Incest 189 139 139 -50 -26.5 113 81.3<br />
24 Procuration 142 155 215 13 9.2 204 94.9<br />
25 Abduction 258 242 240 -16 -6.2 87 36.3<br />
26 Bigamy 106 126 129 20 18.9 70 54.3<br />
27 Soliciting or importuning by a man N / A N / A 1,107 N / A N / A 1,021 92.2<br />
74 Gross indecency with a child 1,314 1,271 1,293 -43 -3.3 1,022 79.0<br />
Total sexual offences 34,151 34,915 36,174 764 2.2 24,553 67.9<br />
34A Robbery of business property 62,652 66,172 10,698 3,520 5.6 3,714 34.7<br />
34B Robbery of personal property 56,138 11,403 20.3<br />
Total robbery 62,652 66,172 66,836 3,520 5.6 15,117 22.6<br />
Total violent crime 352,873 331,843 605,803 -21,030 -6.0 397,571 65.6<br />
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