HC Deb 10 December 1953 vol 521 cc2161-2
18. Sir H. Williams

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department the number of persons found guilty of indictable offences since the Criminal Justice Act, 1948, came into operation, giving the total figures for male and female persons; and how the number now compares with that for 1938.

Sir D. Maxwell Fyfe

I much regret that the figures which I furnished in reply to a similar Question by my hon. Friend on 26th November were those for males only, and did not include the totals for female persons. I will, with permission, circulate in the Official Report a table showing the total number of persons, and the numbers of males and females respectively, found guilty of indictable offences in England and Wales in 1938 and in the years 1945 to 1952 inclusive.

Following is the table:

year Males Females Total
1938 68,679 9,784 78,463
1945 99,055 16,919 115,974
1946 92,925 14,884 107,809
1947 99,714 15,958 115,672
1948 112,181 17,203 129,384
1949 99,054 15,240 114,294
1950 100,948 15,073 116,021
1951 117,004 15,813 132,817
1952 114,859 16,188 131,047