§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were convicted of indictable offences for each year in the period 1960 to 1975; and how many of those convicted were sent to prison in each year in the period 1960 to 1975, broken down according to the following categories of offence: (a) violence against the person, (b) sexual offences, (c) burglary, (d) robbery, (e) theft and the handling of stolen goods, (f) fraud and forgery and (g) criminal damage.
§ Mr. JohnThe figures requested are given in the following table. They do not include suspended prison sentences or periods of imprisonment ordered in default of payment of fines. The figures are not comparable over the whole period shown because of changes in the age of criminal responsibility, in legislation affecting sentencing and in legislation affecting the classification of offences, in particular offences of theft and criminal damage.
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PERSONS FOUND GUILTY OF INDICTABLE OFFENCES AND SENTENCED TO IMPRISONMENT (OTHER THAN SUSPENDED SENTENCES) BY OFFENCE GROUP All Courts, England and Wales Number of persons Found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment for Violence against the person Sexual offences Burglary Robbery Theft and handling stolen goods Fraud and forgery Criminal damage Year Total found guilty of all indictable offences Total found guilty Imprisonment Total found guilty Imprisonment Total found guilty Imprisonment Total found guilty Imprisonment Total found guilty Imprisonment Total found guilty Imprisonment Total found guilty Imprisonment 1960 … 163,482 10,259 1,975 5,959 1,445 31,823 5,882 1,039 518 102,113 9,537 6,558 1,812 2,701 288 1961 … 182,217 11,519 2,029 6,150 1,344 36,240 6,551 985 469 114,171 10,085 6,999 1,914 2,895 319 1962 … 203,775 11,976 1,995 6,068 1,278 42,760 7,859 1,260 623 127,125 11,421 7,785 2,097 3,367 356 1963 … 211,718 12,872 1,834 6,120 1,218 47,249 7,668 1,255 585 129,178 11,438 8,318 2,051 3,157 364 1964 … 205,262 14,141 1,933 5,571 1,047 42,488 6,830 1,206 591 127,756 10,422 7,829 1,791 2,673 255 1965 … 218,435 15,501 2,002 5,479 1,058 44,646 7,278 1,477 643 138,102 10,681 7,950 1,726 1,181 148 1966 … 232,854 16,036 2,264 5,622 1,112 48,688 8,138 1,702 857 146,611 11,724 8,525 1,852 1,080 159 1967 … 242,208 17,076 2,174 5,870 1,111 48,156 7,579 1,888 861 153,626 10,829 9,556 1,919 1,260 203 1968 … 257,327 18,338 2,103 6,343 1,016 51,898 5,858 2,123 910 161,345 7,461 11,834 1,643 1,431 172 1969 … 304,334 20,855 2,322 6,497 1,005 66,898 7,561 2,526 977 186,818 8,954 14,566 2,014 1,409 170 1970 … 322,898 23,443 2,956 6,656 1,074 68,066 8,326 2,612 1,002 199,177 10,395 15,866 2,067 1,675 239 1971 … 321,836 26,266 3,067 6,758 1,019 65,441 8,146 2,999 1,197 193,508 9,845 16,616 1,937 3,934 332 1972 … 340,035 28,230 3,084 6,475 1,014 60,901 7,433 3,415 1,153 188,979 9,198 17,537 2,196 26,783 924 1973 … 337,447 33,042 3,046 7,169 1,011 54,362 5,891 3,159 1,050 180,875 8,089 16,105 1,992 33,223 988 1974 … 374,918 33,171 2,882 7,204 1,052 64,115 6,151 2,767 958 204,061 8,508 17,705 1,935 36,251 988 1975 … 402,481 36,331 3,508 6,846 1,231 69,266 8,427 3,458 1,378 218,728 11,847 19,589 2,486 38,467 1,364