HC Deb 26 June 1962 vol 661 cc138-9W
Sir R. Robinson

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will provide statistics showing the amount of crime in England and Wales in 1961 as compared with 1960.

INDICTABLE OFFENCES KNOWN TO THE POLICE
Offence Group 1960 1961 Percentage Variation
1960/59 1961/60
Larceny … 489,258 531,430 +9.7 +8.6
Breaking and entering … 151,378 164,986 +13.0 +9.0
Receiving … 11,696 13,777 +14.1 +17.8
Frauds and false pretences … 36,049 39,651 +5.8 +10.0
Sexual offences … 19,937 20,404 -0.4 +2.3
Violence against the person … 15,759 17,601 +13.6 +11.7
Other offences … 19,636 19,051 +11.8 -3.0
Total … 743,713 806,900 +10.1 +8.5

Provisional figures show that the number of persons found guilty of indictable offences increased by 11.5 per cent. The increase among persons aged 17 and under 21 was 11.1 per cent.; among juveniles aged 14 and under 17 it was 12.1 per cent.