HC Deb 14 November 1983 vol 48 cc341-2W
Mr. Peter Bruinvels

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what are the most recent available figures for the number of indictable offences known to the police in Northern Ireland.

Mr. Scott

The number of indictable offences known to the Royal Ulster Constabulary in 1982 was 62,020. There were 47,826 such offences in the first nine months of 1983.