§ Mr. Lawsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the detection rate for crimes of violence in the cities of Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham, respectively.
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§ Mr. Taverne:Information is not available in the form asked for by my hon. Friend. In 1966 625 offences of violence against the person were known to the police in Liverpool. In the same year 406 such offences, 65 per cent. of the first figure, were cleared up; some of these offences may have been known to the police before 1966. The corresponding figures for Manchester were 518, 481 and 92.9 per cent.; and for Birmingham 582, 404 and 692.4 per cent.