§ Sir G. Willsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what figures he will give indicating the trend of crime in England and Wales in 1958.
§ Mr. R. A. ButlerProvisional figures for the first three-quarters of 1958 show that there continues to be an increase in most kinds of indictable crime and that the increase is greatest among young people aged from upwards of 14 to about 21.
The number of indictable offences provisionally recorded in 1958 up to 30th September was 458,162, an increase of 14.7 per cent. compared with the corrosponding period in 1957. This included 95,890 breaking and entering offences, an increase of 26 per cent. over the previous year. The number of offences of larceny increased by 13 per cent. to 298,369. The increase in offences of violence against the person was 9 per cent. and there was a decrease of 10 per cent. in sexual offences.
NUMBERS OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS IN THE UNDERMENTIONED INDUSTRIES IN SCOTLAND AT 12TH JANUARY AND 9TH MARCH, 1959 12th January, 1959 9th March, 1959 Males Females Total Males Females Total Metal Manufacture … … 6,531 233 6,764 6,218 207 6,425 Shipbuilding and Ship repairing … … 2,903 68 2,971 3,676 106 3,782 Engineering … … 3,788 629 4,417 3,946 584 4,530 Electrical Goods … … 239 475 714 206 454 660 Vehicles (including Aircraft) … … 1,397 203 1,600 1,336 198 1,534 Metal Goods Manufacture … … 984 429 1,413 1,220 446 1,666 Precision Instruments, etc. … … 91 216 307 106 219 325