HC Deb 10 January 1978 vol 941 cc702-3W
Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons have been convicted of crimes of violence in each of the most recent available four years.

Mr. John

Numbers of persons found guilty of offences of violence against the person are given in Tables IV(a) of "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales" 1973, 1974 and 1975 and in Table 10(a) of "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales 1976". Figures for 1977 are not yet available.