§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total number of crimes and offences made known to the police in Scotland in 1970, 1974, 1978 and in 1981.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe information for the years 1970, 1974 and 1978 was published in table 2.1 of "Criminal Statistics, Scotland 1979" (Cmnd. 8215); the figure for 1981 is 744,425.
§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what was the number of non-sexual crimes of violence against the person in Scotland in each of the last six years;
(2) what was the total number of crimes involving dishonesty in Scotland in each of the last six years.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe information for the years 1976 to 1978, inclusive, was published in table 2.1 of "Criminal Statistics, Scotland 1979" (Cmnd. 8215). Figures for 1980 and 1981 are set out in the following table.
Crimes recorded by the police, Scotland 1980 1981 Non-sexual crimes of violence 11,090 12,161 Crimes involving dishonesty 279,793 319,703
§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total number of crimes classified as crimes involving indecency in each year since 1978.
§ Mr. Allan StewartFigures for the years 1978 and 1979 were published in table 2.1 of "Criminal Statistics, Scotland 1979" (Cmnd. 8215); in 1980 and 1981, respectively, 5,244 and 4,794 crimes were classified as crimes involving indecency.
§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total number of drunkenness offences in Scotland in 1970, 1974, 1978 and 1981.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe information is set out in the following table:
Drunkenness offences recorded by the Police, Scotland Year Offences 1970 13,559 1974 19,373 1978 17,945 1981 16,511
§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total number of homicides made known to the police in 1974, 1979 and 1981; and how many cases involved the use of a firearm.
§ Mr. Allan StewartIn 1974 there were 77 cases of homicide, but the number of cases involving firearms is not recorded—35 were cases of murder in one of which a firearm was involved. In 1979 there were 75 cases of homicide in one of which a firearm was involved—38 of these were murders, including the one case involving firearms. Figures for 1981 are not yet available.