HC Deb 18 December 1963 vol 686 c217W
68. Sir T. Moore

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state the number of crimes of violence against the person and the number of sexual offences, including rape, committed in the year 1962; what percentage of these offences was committed by juvenile offenders; and how these figures compare with those of 1961.

Mr. Noble

In 1962, 2,429 crimes of violence against the person and 2,079 sexual offences, including 42 offences of rape, were known to the police in Scotland; 13.5 per cent. of the persons found guilty of crimes of violence against the person and 22.2 per cent. of those found guilty of sexual offences were under 17.

In 1961, 2,108 crimes of violence against the person and 2,108 sexual offences, including 40 offences of rape, were made known to the police; 17.1 per cent. of the persons found guilty of crimes of violence against the person and 17 per cent. of those found guilty of sexual offences were under 17.

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