§ Sir P. Rawlinsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many offences involving the use of firearms were known to the police in 1964, 1965, and the first three months of 1966, respectively.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsThe information required for 1964 and 1965 is given in the annexed table. The corresponding figures for the first quarter of this year are not yet available. I am arranging for annual figures to be included in the Criminal Statistics for 1966 and succeeding years.
INDICTABLE AND NON-INDICTABLE OFFENCES INVOLVING FIREARMS IN 1964 AND 1965 ENGLAND AND WALES Indictable Offences Non-Indictable Offences Total Metropolitan Police District 1964 172 (45) Not available Not available 1965 344 (85) 304 648 County Forces 1964 439 (136) Not available Not available 1965 608 (203) 7,597 8,205 City and County Borough Forces 1964 120 (34) Not available Not available 1965 188 (30) 1,624 1,812 TOTALS 1964 731 (215) Not available Not available 1965 1,140 (318) 9,525 10,665 Note: The figures in brackets indicate the number of offences in which the firearms were shotguns. The information is not available for non-indictable offences.