§ 86. Sir H. Williamsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how the crimes of violence committed in the area of the Metropolitan Police in the first quarter of 1952, compare with the first quarter of 1951.
§ Sir D. Maxwell FyfeDuring the first quarter of 1952, 299 offences of murder, attempted murder, manslaughter, wounding, indictable assaults, robbery and rape were known to the police in the Metropolitan Police District. The corresponding figure for the first quarter of 1951 was 335.