§ Commander Locker-Lampsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many burglaries there have been in the United Kingdom in the past 10 years; and in how many cases the burglar has not been caught.
§ Sir D. SomervellFigures are not available in quite the form asked for by my hon. and gallant Friend, but the following statement gives the number of burglaries (that is, housebreakings known to have been committed during the night) which became known to the police in England and Wales during each of the ten 1091W years 1934 to 1943, together with the number of persons proceeded against in each year.
Burglaries in England and Wales. Year. Crimes known to Police during year. Total Persons Proceeded against. 1934 … 1,541 432 1935 … 1,191 404 1936 … 1,247 405 1937 … 1,565 463 1938 … 1,515 498 1939 … 1,476 427 1940 … 1,032 332 1941 … 1,211 415 1942 … 1,750 478 1943 … 1,984 528 Total … 14,512 4,382