HC Deb 30 March 1965 vol 709 cc218-9W
Sir P. Rawlinson

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the number of indictable offences 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.