HC Deb 28 January 1960 vol 616 cc356-7
33. Mr. Currie

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department the number of cases of rape, robbery with violence, robbery with aggravation, and assault occasioning actual bodily harm, respectively, committed in England and Wales by young persons between the ages of 16 and 21 years in the years 1938, 1954, and 1959, respectively.

Mr. Vosper

I will, with permission, circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT such of the figures as are available.

Mr. Iremonger

Is my right hon. Friend aware that certain deductions

As my right hon. Friend explained in reply to a Question by my hon. Friend the Member for Manchester, Blackley (Mr. E. Johnson) on 5th November, he thinks it better, because of differences in recording in different areas, not to distinguish in published figures between the various categories of robbery. I regret that separate figures for the age groups in question are not available for 1938, and none are yet available for 1959. The figures which can be given are as follows:
NUMBER OF PERSONS CONVICTED OR FOUND GUILTY OF RAPE, ROBBERY AND ASSAULT OCCASIONING ACTUAL BODILY HARM
— 1938 1954 1958
Aged 17 and under 21 Aged 16 Aged 17 and under 21 Aged 16 Aged 17 and under 21
Rape 5 4 15 2 27
Robbery 36 29 132 37 303
Assault occasioning actual bodily harm Not available 67 379 201 1,137