HC Deb 13 February 1947 vol 433 cc92-4W
Mr. Benson

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will give in reasonable detail figures for indictable and non-indictable offences for the years 1938 to 1945.

Mr. Ede

The following are the figures:

(c) Receiving, Frauds, and False Pretences.
— Under 17. 17–21 21–30 30 and over Total. Total.
M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F.
1938 553 49 366 71 1,235 170 2,399 490 4,553 780 5,333
1939 606 52 409 97 1,071 178 2,109 470 4,195 797 4,992
1940 1,019 90 529 117 940 187 2,370 668 4,858 1,062 5,920
1941 1,241 124 832 169 1,361 374 3,913 973 7,347 1,640 8,987
1942 989 115 774 167 1,479 410 4,404 1,212 7,646 1,904 9,550
1943 1,011 93 616 161 1,250 474 4,120 1,233 6,997 1,961 8,958
1944 973 96 612 169 1,376 449 4,096 1,244 7,057 1,958 9,015
1945 994 79 716 144 1,398 438 4,265 1,330 7,373 1,991 9,364

(d) Breaking and Entering.
Under 17 17–21 21–30 30 and over Total Total
M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F.
1938 6,658 109 1,377 11 1,551 38 1,048 22 10,634 180 10,814
1939 7,536 179 1,456 15 1,539 17 951 21 11,482 232 11,714
1940 10,010 265 1,443 15 970 29 597 24 13,020 333 13,353
1941 10,642 340 1,843 54 1,193 33 638 19 14,316 446 14,762
1942 10,099 413 1,937 30 1,355 47 722 22 14,113 512 14,625
1943 9,822 459 1,831 40 1,493 43 828 32 13,974 574 14,548
1944 11,118 426 2,044 40 1,791 52 1,058 25 16,011 543 16,554
1945 13,214 450 3,246 67 2,763 73 1,409 38 20,632 628 21,260

(e) Larceny.
Under 17. 17–21 21–30 30 and over. Total. Total.
M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F.
1938 18,191 1,559 7,688 1,159 10,153 1,666 11,978 3,698 48,010 8,082 56,092
1939 19,905 1,571 7,297 1,258 8,639 1,683 11,265 3,723 47,106 8,235 55,341
1940 26,992 2,553 8,438 1,781 7,085 2,132 11,349 4,787 53,864 11,253 65,117
1941 26,701 2,997 10,668 2,530 9,285 2,889 16,295 5,841 62,949 14,257 77,206
1942 22,428 2,863 10,201 2,330 9,924 3,190 17,560 6,693 60,113 15,076 75,189
1943 22,543 2,835 8,291 2,343 9,766 3,265 17,096 6,481 57,696 14,924 72,620
1944 23,111 2,820 8,553 2,243 10,165 3,119 16,852 5,966 58,681 14,148 72,829
1945 23,817 2,626 10,070 1,962 11,009 2,866 18,145 5,480 63,041 12,934 75,975

(f) All Indictable Offences.
Under 14. 14–17. 17–21. 21–30 30 and over. Total. Total.
M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F.
1938 … 14,742 835 11,645 912 10,131 1,320 14,321 2,071 17,858 4,646 68,679 9,784 78,463
1939 … 16,724 941 12,281 889 9,796 1,452 12,633 2,064 16,666 4,612 68,100 9,958 78,058
1940 … 23,167 1,449 16,071 1,500 11,062 1,977 9,954 2,516 16,387 5,815 76,641 13,257 89,898
1941 … 23,083 1,530 17,000 1,981 14,239 2,882 13,228 3,560 23,186 7,194 90,736 17,147 107,883
1942 … 20,382 1,563 14,691 1,913 13,859 2,694 14,434 4,064 25,451 8,426 88,817 18,660 107,477
1943 … 21,058 1,666 14,212 1,827 11,708 2,714 14,277 4,321 25,114 8,367 86,369 18,895 105,264
1944 … 22,525 1,558 14,625 1,846 12,142 2,598 14,946 4,099 24,742 7,817 88,980 17,918 106,898
1945 … 22,922 1,500 17,349 1,732 15,118 2,324 17,090 3,864 26,826 7,536 99,305 16,956 116,261