HC Deb 18 March 1936 vol 310 cc438-40
53 and 54. Mr. STEPHEN (for Mr. McGOVERN)

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) the number of boys between nine and 18 years of age that have been charged in Glasgow courts with theft and burglary for each year from 1st January, 1919, to 1st January, 1936;

(2) The number of men and women, respectively, that have been charged in Glasgow sheriff courts with theft, burglary and shoplifting for each year from 1st January, 1919, to 1st January, 1936?

The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for SCOTLAND (Lieut.-Colonel Colville)

As the answers to these questions involve tables of figures, I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate them in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Following are the tables:

Return for each of the years 1919 to 1935 inclusive, showing the number of men and women of 18 years of age and over, charged before Glasgow Sheriff and Stipendiary Magistrate's Courts with the following crimes, including attempts to commit same
Year. Theft. Theft by Shoplifting. Theft by Housebreaking. Housebreaking with intent to steal. Totals.
Sheriff Court. Stipendiary Court Sheriff Court. Stipendiary Court. Sheriff Court. Sheriff Court.
Men. Women. Men. Women. Men. Women. Men. Women. Men. Women. Men. Women. Men. Women. Total.
1919 … … 482 127 213 100 — — 3 1 228 11 56 2 982 241 1,223
1920 … … 665 128 163 76 — 1 1 2 298 17 117 6 1,244 230 1,474
1921 … … 624 96 108 53 2 6 1 5 379 16 124 2 1,238 178 1,416
1922 … … 544 103 103 49 5 20 7 5 300 18 146 1 1,105 196 1,301
1923 … … 550 107 105 52 5 12 13 8 257 6 111 1 1,041 186 1,227
1924 … … 470 115 94 44 5 5 14 16 183 10 73 1 839 191 1,030
1925 … … 431 88 89 29 4 8 17 23 230 20 67 — 838 168 1,006
1926 … … 493 81 115 35 3 2 15 25 290 14 85 4 1,001 161 1,162
1927 … … 429 81 144 41 2 7 14 28 248 6 101 1 938 164 1,102
1928 … … 407 69 105 31 2 6 14 36 237 10 89 1 854 153 1,007
1929 … … 420 61 122 34 2 7 27 73 271 7 116 — 958 182 1,140
1930 … … 441 58 175 36 2 3 33 111 315 10 104 1 1,070 219 1,289
1931 … … 454 48 212 35 3 8 40 230 566 16 162 — 1,437 337 1,774
1932 … … 512 81 199 30 6 5 52 241 583 22 134 1 1,486 380 1,866
1933 … … 450 62 230 42 2 11 37 310 695 11 179 — 1,593 436 2,029
1934 … … 436 38 241 44 3 11 39 261 599 6 113 3 1,431 363 1,794
1935 … … 419 55 237 50 4 12 41 223 496 12 106 1 1,303 353 1,656
Total … 8,227 1,398 2,665 781 50 124 368 1,598 6,175 212 1,883 25 19,358 4,138 23,496
NOTE.—Shoplifting cases are not included in the Theft figures.