§ Mr. MacArthurasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many crimes of violence were committed in Scotland during the latest convenient 12-month period; and what was the comparable figure a year previously.
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§ Mr. BuchanOn the basis of the uncorrected monthly returns by the police of crimes made known it is estimated that the number of crimes of violence in Scotland in the year ending 30th June, 1968, was a little under 3,600; in the year ending 30th June, 1967, about 3,000.