§ 38. Mr. John Fraserasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what information he has in his possession which explains the rise in violent crime by 11.5 per cent. in 1972.
§ Mr. Carlisle"Violent crime" includes a wide variety of offences, and I cannot usefully, in the compass of a reply to a parliamentary Question, attempt to 363W explain the increase in offences in the category as a whole. Such crimes are the subject of research supported by the Home Office, and research findings will where possible be used to reinforce the wide range of measures already being taken to deal with them.