§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many crimes 394W and offences, respectively, were made known to the police in 1975; and what were the comparable figures for each of the previous 10 years.
§ Mr. William RossThe provisional numbers of crimes and offences made known to the police in 1975 are 232,482 and 344,354 respectively. No exactly comparable figures are available for the previous 10 years owing to a change in recording practices. The recorded numbers of crimes and offences made known to the police for the period are set out in the table below.
Crimes Offences 1965 … … 140,141 224,260 1966 … … 147,749 241,511 1967 … … 153,213 249,217 1968 … … 152,242 244,151 1969 … … 155,970 254,128 1970 … … 167,223 263,813 1971 … … 180,723 286,304 1972 … … 178,384 302,843 1973 … … 168,015 337,684 1974 … … 192,233 346,558
§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on criminal statistics.
§ Mr. William RossI have nothing to add to my reply of 9th March to my hon. Friend the Member for Edinburgh, Central (Mr. Cook).—[Vol. 907, c.214.]