Statistics on Race and the Criminal Justice System - 2005 - Statewatch

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Table 5.4 contd. Percentage breakdown by ethnic appearance of those
arrested for notifiable offences by offence group, selected areas, 2004/5
Police force area
and offence group
Ethnic appearance of persons arrested
White Black Asian Other Not known Total (100%)
West Midlands
Violence against the person 68.8 15.4 13.2 2.5 0.1 23,962
Sexual offences 63.4 13.5 18.2 4.8 0.2 936
Robbery 45.6 37.3 14.3 2.6 0.2 1,801
Burglary 81.3 11.0 5.5 2.0 0.2 3,160
Theft and handling 74.1 13.4 9.9 2.4 0.1 15,157
Fraud and forgery 55.1 20.6 20.5 3.8 0.1 1,596
Criminal damage 78.6 11.4 7.8 2.1 0.1 6,070
Drugs 58.6 21.6 18.0 1.9 0.0 3,493
Other 71.5 12.8 13.2 2.4 0.2 5,882
Total 70.3 15.1 12.0 2.5 0.1 62,057
West Yorkshire
Violence against the person 80.3 6.8 11.6 0.9 0.3 20,606
Sexual offences 78.5 5.5 13.1 2.2 0.7 1,844
Robbery 69.2 15.8 14.7 0.3 0.1 1,851
Burglary 89.7 3.8 6.1 0.2 0.2 6,974
Theft and handling 84.5 5.3 9.1 0.8 0.2 20,148
Fraud and forgery 60.3 12.1 23.9 3.3 0.5 795
Criminal damage 87.9 4.6 6.8 0.4 0.3 8,779
Drugs 66.0 13.3 20.2 0.5 0.1 3,791
Other 81.1 6.7 10.5 1.4 0.4 14,741
Total 82.0 6.4 10.4 0.9 0.3 79,529
Other forces (1)
Violence against the person 93.8 2.9 1.8 0.8 0.7 221,780
Sexual offences 88.9 3.9 4.0 2.1 1.1 16,634
Robbery 85.9 9.0 3.1 1.0 0.9 10,936
Burglary 95.3 2.7 1.1 0.3 0.6 53,409
Theft and handling 93.9 3.1 1.7 0.7 0.6 200,100
Fraud and forgery 82.8 8.5 5.0 2.9 0.8 19,397
Criminal damage 95.9 1.9 1.0 0.4 0.7 88,732
Drugs 91.9 4.8 2.0 0.5 0.7 43,732
Other 87.7 4.1 3.8 3.2 1.1 67,815
Total 93.1 3.3 1.9 1.0 0.7 741,873
England & Wales (1)
Violence against the person 85.5 7.7 5.0 1.2 0.6 390,169
Sexual offences 79.7 9.7 7.4 2.5 0.8 30,173
Robbery 61.4 29.3 7.0 1.8 0.5 32,638
Burglary 89.5 6.8 2.6 0.7 0.4 97,248
Theft and handling 85.5 8.3 4.3 1.4 0.5 364,626
Fraud and forgery 67.0 17.6 10.5 4.2 0.6 37,576
Criminal damage 91.0 5.1 2.7 0.7 0.6 152,645
Drugs 78.6 13.3 6.4 1.3 0.5 83,807
Other 80.5 9.2 6.8 2.7 0.8 145,589
Total 84.4 8.8 4.9 1.4 0.6 1,353,809
(1) As Lincolnshire were unable to provide a breakdown by offence group, their arrests figures are not included in the
offence group totals or the calculation of the percentages for the offence groups.
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