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11. THAMES VALLEY

12. DEVON & CORNWALL

13. HAMPSHIRE

14. SOUTH WALES

15 KENT

16. SOUTH YORKSHIRE

17. AVON & SOMERSET

18. HUMBERSIDE

19. ESSEX

20. STAFFORDSHIRE

21. NORTHUMBRIA

22. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

23. CHESHIRE

24. HERTFORDSHIRE

25. SURREY

26. CLEVELAND

27. CAMBRIDGESHIRE

28. SUFFOLK

29. WEST MERCIA

30. NORTH WALES

31. GLOUCHESTERSHIRE

32. WARWICKSHIRE

33. BEDFORDSHIRE

34. NORFOLK

35. NORTH YORKSHIRE

36. LINCOLNESHIRE

37. DURHAM

MANCHESTER has the most hardened career criminals in the country - beating even London, it was revealed yesterday.

About 1,500 of the 15,000 most prolific offenders are from the city and its immediate area.

This compares to 1,408 in the capital, 986 in the West Midlands - which includes Birmingham - and 788 in Nottinghamshire, which has been rocked by violent gang wars in recent years.

West Yorkshire has 631 and Lancashire 567.

Relatively law-abiding Wiltshire has just 84.

The figures were drawn up by the Home Office to identify the worst thugs who commit thousands of crimes every year.

The Home Office estimates ten per cent of criminals are responsible for half of all offences.

The figures on the 15,000 most prolific cover the one in 200 offenders who commit ten per cent of crimes.

Tories say a tiny minority of career crooks are being allowed to cause misery in our towns and cities. Shadow Home Secretary Chris Grayling said: "It's tempting to think of these as Mr Bigs of crime.

"In reality, the most persistent offenders often come from the most challenging and deprived areas and are frequently driven by drug addiction. Those areas are disproportionately affected by crime."

A Home Office spokesman said: "We subject hard-core offenders to intense supervision that demands they change their behaviour or face a swift enforcement action."

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