HC Deb 19 October 1971 vol 823 cc100-1W
Mr. Edward Taylor

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many assaults on police officers were reported in the most recent annual period for which figures are available; and what were the comparable figures in each of the previous 10 years.

Mr. Sharples

The figures available for England and Wales, which relate only to persons found guilty since 1965 of offences classified as "assault on constable", are as follows:

1965 6,486
1966 6,741
1967 7,246
1968 7,609
1969 7,599
1970 7,989