HC Deb 02 December 1977 vol 940 c447W
Mr. Norman Fowler

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many arrests were carried out by the Metropolitan Police in (a) 1967, (b) 1970 and (c) 1976.

Dr. Summerskill

The available information is as follows:

NUMBER OF PERSONS ARRESTED AND CHARGED IN THE METROPOLITAN POLICE DISTRICT
Year Number
1967 125,913
1970 140,619
1976 165,576

The above table excludes those persons, mainly juveniles, who were arrested in the Metropolitan Police District and subsequently cautioned.