To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many racially motivated attacks are estimated to have taken place within the Greater London area in each of the last 12 months. [31699]
The information requested has been provided by the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis and is contained in the table. The data supplied relate to the number of racially motivated incidents as per the Association of Chief Police Officers definition and excludes the City of London.
Racial incident figures: Metropolitan Police District 1 April 1994–31 March 1995
| |
Month
| Number of racial incidents
|
| April 1994 | 478 |
| May | 443 |
| June | 509 |
| July | 557 |
| August | 558 |
| September | 517 |
| October | 454 |
| November | 461 |
| December | 384 |
| January 1995 | 379 |
| February | 379 |
| March | 361 |
| Total 1994–95 | 5,480 |
Association of Chief Police Officers definition: Any incident in which it appears to the reporting or investigative officer that the complaint involves an element of racial motive, or any incidents which include allegations of racial motivation made by any person.