Arson

Matthew Taylor
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the detection rate for arson in England and Wales was in each year since 1997; and what the detection rate for all crime was in each year. [125743]

Ms Blears
The available information from police recorded crime data on detection rates for arson and all recorded crime in England and Wales for the years since 1997 are as follows: ------------
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|19971     |
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|1998–992  |
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|1999–20003|
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|2000–01   |
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|2001–024  |
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