§ 79. Mr. M. Stewartasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what number of indictable offences, involving violence to the person, have become known to the police during a period of six months ending at the latest convenient
Offence January-June, 1951 July-December, 1951 January-June, 1952 Murder 68 64 87 Attempts and threats to murder 97 75 93 Manslaughter, infanticide, child destruction 101 96 111 Felonious and malicious wounding 2,698 2,825 2,788 Rape 180 155 147 Robbery with violence, etc. (section 23 (1) of the Larceny Act, 1916) 328 305 359 Robbery and assault with intent to rob (section 23 (2) and (3) of the Larceny Act, 1916) 101 66 116 3,573 3,586 3,701 For the eighteen months from 1st January, 1947, to 30th June, 1948, 1,334 offences under Section 23 (1) of the Larceny Act, 1916, were known to the police, compared with a total of 992 such offences shown above. These offences were punishable by corporal punishment up to 13th September. 1948.