§ Mr. MacArthurasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total of crimes and offences made known to the police in Scotland in each of the years 1955, 1960 and 1965; and what percentage of crimes was cleared up in each of these years.
§ Mr. RossThe information for 1965 is not yet available. The following is the information for the years 1955, 1960 and 1964.
1955 1960 1964 Crimes and offences made known to the police 195,752 282,655 352,358 Crimes made known to the police 74,773 102,617 133,654 Percentage of crimes and offences cleared up 75.8 74.2 72.2 Percentage of crimes cleared up 40.7 37.5 37.2