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Mr. Alton
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what firearms offences were recorded on Merseyside in 1986.
Mr. Mellor
The total number of notifiable offences recorded by the police in which firearms were reported to have been used is published annually, by police force area, in "Criminal Statistics England and Wales, Supplementary Tables", volume 3 (table S.3.1(a) of the edition for 1985). A breakdown of the offences recorded in Merseyside in 1985 is given in the table. Information for 1986 is not yet available.
| Notifiable offences recorded by the Merseyside Police in 19S5 in which firearms were reported to have been used, by offence group | |
| Number | |
| Homicide | — |
| Attempted murder etc.1 | 12 |
| Other violence against the person2 | 131 |
| Robbery | 89 |
| Burglary | 10 |
| Criminal damage3 | 238 |
| All offences | 480 |
1 Includes other acts (including wounding) endangering life.
2 Includes wounding which was not classified as an act 'endangering life'.
3 Includes only offences of criminal damage where the damage was estimated at over £20.