§ Mr. Wrightasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many murders and how many crimes of violence, respectively, were committed in Scotland for each year since 1961; and of each of these categories what proportion was
TABLE I CRIMES OF VIOLENCE MADE KNOWN TO THE POLICE IN SCOTLAND, 1961–67 Murder* Crimes of violence† 1961 … … … … … … 10 1,661 1962 … … … … … … 24 1,829 1963 … … … … … … 14 1,936 1964 … … … … … … 23 2,276 1965 … … … … … … 29 2,623 1966 … … … … … … 30 2,929 1967 … … … … … … 39 3,536
TABLE II PERSONS CONVICTED OF CRIMES OF VIOLENCE IN SCOTLAND, 1961–67 Persons convicted of murder Persons convicted of crimes of violence† Persons convicted of certain crimes of violence‡ All ages 17 and under 21 Per cent. All ages All ages 17 and under 21 Per cent. 1961 … … 4 — — 728 596 130 22 1962 … … 9 1 11 839 703 158 22½ 1963 … … 2 — — 834 701 155 22 1964 … … 8 3 37½ 990 823 232 28 1965 … … 15 3 20 1,090 935 273 29 1966 … … 22 9 41 1,209 1,034 308 30 1967 … … 26 7 27 1,395 1,197 308 26 *Latest corrected figures. † The following crimes are classified as crimes of violence—murder, attempt to murder, culpable homicide, assaults, threats, rape, assault with intent to ravish, indecent assault. ‡ The figures given relate to the following crimes—murder, attempt to murder, culpable homicide, assaults.