§ Sir P. Rawlinsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the number of indictable offences 219W known to the police in each of the years 1961 to 1964 in which firearms were involved, giving separate information in respect of shot guns, in the Metropolitan Police district, in the areas of county
INDICTABLE OFFENCES KNOWN TO THE POLICE IN WHICH FIREARMS WERE INVOLVED ENGLAND AND WALES — Metropolitan Police District Country Forces City and County Borough Forces Total 1961 … … 127 (14) 352 (84) 73 (9) 552 (107) 1962 … … 118 (7) 385 (101) 85 (14) 588 (122) 1963 … … 103 (7) 378 (117) 97 (20) 578 (144) 1964 … … 172 (45) 439 (136) 120 (34) 731 (215) Note: The figures in brackets indicate the number of offences in which the firearms were shot guns.