§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what were, for the longest and most convenient stated periods of time, the number of robberies reported in the Metropolitan Police area and the total amounts of losses reported, including the three robberies in the week ended Saturday 19 April.
§ Mr. BrittanThe available information on the number of robberies recorded by the police in the Metropolitan Police area, as published annually in "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales ", and on the total value of property stolen in these offences is given in the following table:
OFFENCES OF ROBBERY RECORDED BY THE POLICEAND VALUE OF PROPERTY STOLEN METROPOLITAN POLICE DISTRICT Year Number offences recorded Total value of property stolen £million 1969 2,236 .. 1970 2,369 .. 1971 2,727 .. 1972 3,167 3.1 1973 2,680 2.4 1974 3,151 3.4 1975 4,452 7.7 1976 5,522 4.3 1977 6,826 7.8 1978 6,594 6.3 1979 6,232 .. .. Not available.