Information on the number of penalty notices for disorder (PNDs) issued in Humberside, by offence, from 2004 to 2006 is provided in the following table. The PND scheme was extended to all 43 police forces in England and Wales in 2004.
Offence description 2004 2005 2006 Higher tier offences Wasting police time 12 32 76 Misuse of public telecommunications system 5 2 22 Giving false alarm to fire and rescue authority 1 — 2 Causing harassment, alarm or distress 928 1,957 2,306 Throwing fireworks 2 5 14 Drunk and disorderly 604 679 1,003 Sale of alcohol to under 182 2 45 48 Purchasing alcohol for under 182 — 2 13 Purchasing alcohol for under 18 for consumption on premises — 1 — Delivery of alcohol to under 182 — 1 4 Criminal Damage (under £500)2 16 182 719 Theft (retail under 200)2 14 329 1,221 Breach of fireworks curfew3 — 1 — Possession of category 4 firework3 — 1 — Possession by a person under 18 of adult firework3 — 3 1 Sale of alcohol to drunken person4 n/a — . Supply of alcohol to person under 18 n/a — 1 Lower tier offences Trespass on a railway — 1 — Throwing stones at a train/railway 2 — — Drunk in a highway 1 5 13 Consumption of alcohol in public place 7 8 30 Depositing and leaving litter 2 6 15 Consumption of alcohol by under 18 on licensed premises2 — 4 — Allowing consumption of alcohol for under 182 — — — Buying alcohol by under 184 n/a 1 2 Total 1,596 3,265 5,490 n/a= Not applicable. 1 Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the police forces As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used. 2 Offence added with effect from 1 November 2004. 3 Offence added with effect from 11 October 2004. 4 Offence added with effect from 4 April 2005.