§ 57. Mr. Haleasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will state for the 12 months to the most recent convenient date and for the year 1938 the number of offences reported to the police in the offence groups, breaking and entering, sexual offences, and violence against the person.
§ Mr. R. A. ButlerThe numbers of indictable offences known to the police in the three offence groups were in 1938 and 1956, respectively:
— 1938 1956 Breaking and entering … 49,184 85,768 Sexual offences … 5,018 17,103 Violence against the person … 2,721 9,307