§ Mr. Randallasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will obtain a report from the chief constable on the latest figures of the crime detection rate in Durham and Gateshead, the amount of increased expenditure on cars, radios and other facilities to aid detection of crime, how these compare with previous years, and on the current recruiting and manpower position.
§ Mr. Elystan MorganFollowing are figures for the present Durham police area, including for 1966 to 1968 those for forces now amalgamated with the Durham constabulary.
CLEAR-UP RATE OF INDICTABLE OFFENCES Per cent. 1964 … … … … … 49.0 1965 … … … … … 47.0 1966 … … … … … 44.3 1967 … … … … … 42.5 1968 … … … … … 40.2 1969 … … … … … 45.1 The figures have been adjusted for the purposes of comparison to take account of certain changes in recording practice and the Theft Act 1968. 490W
NUMBER OF CARS 1964 … … … … … 80 1965 … … … … … 116 1966 … … … … … 129 1967 … … … … … 151 1968 … … … … … 141 1969 … … … … … 157
EXPENDITURE ON: Purchase of vehicles £ 1963–4 … … 49,381 1964–5 … … 50,869 1965–6 … … 64,758 1966–7 … … 66,457 1967–8 … … 129,992 1968–9 … … 168,785 1969–70 … … 136,180 Wireless £ 1963–4 … … 18,713 1964–5 … … 20,169 1965–6 … … 28,288 1966–7 … … 29,940 1967–8 … … 48,313 1968–9 … … 61,600 1969–70 … … 47,000 Teleprinters and Telex £ 1963–4 … … 2,578 1964–5 … … 2,670 1965–6 … … 3,069 1966–7 … … 3,058 1967–8 … … 2,893 1968–9 … … 16,568 1969–70 … … 19,000 None of these figures includes expenditure on salaries ad wages.
MANPOWER Recruitment Wastage Authorised Establishment Strength 31/12 1964 … 144* 124* 2,564 2,375 1965 … 214* 130* 2,614 2,433 1966 … 227 150 2,709 2,495 1967 … 242 106 2,721 2,620 1968 … 72 122 2,586 2,479+ 1969 … 182 166 2,586 2,493 * Including transfers. † 152 officers of Stockton Division were transferred to the Teesside force on its inauguration (1st April, 1968), and the River Tyne Police, whose strength was 57, was absorbed into the Durham force on 1st August, 1968.