HC Deb 26 October 1950 vol 478 cc380-1W
3. Mr. Erroll

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the current trends in crimes of violence; and to what causes does he attribute changes in expected trends.

Mr. Ede

I assume that the hon. Member has in mind robbery, rape and such offences of violence against the person as murder, attempted murder, manslaughter, wounding and indictable assaults. From the table of figures below, it will be seen

INDICTABLF OFFENCES KNOWN TO THE POLICF
Year Murder, attempted murder, manslaughter, wounding and assault Robbery Rape Total
1946 3,486 921 251 4,658
1947 3,987 979 240 5,206
1948 4,724 1,101 252 6,077
1949 4,810 990 233 6,033
1950 (Estimaled figures for first six months) 2,620 583 188 3,391

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