§ Mr. Roseasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the detection rate for crimes of violence and dishonesty in Manchester and Lancashire during the last five years.
§ Mr. Elystan MorganThe figures are as follows:
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1966 Offences known to the Police Offences cleared up Column (2) as a percentage of Column (1) (1) (2) (3) Indictable offences of violence against the person Manchester … … … … 518 481 12.9 Salford … … … … 105 99 94.3 Manchester and Salford … … … … 623 580 93.1 Lancashire … … … … 761 725 95.3 Indictable offences of breaking and entering, robbery, larceny, receiving, and frauds and false pretences Manchester … … … … 32,603 16,383 50.2 Salford … … … … 4,050 1,837 45.4 Manchester and Salford … … … … 36,653 18,220 49.7 Lancashire … … … … 38,177 17,214 45.1
1967 Offences known to the Police Offences cleared up Column (2) as a percentage of Column (1) (1) (2) (3) Indictable offences of violence against the person Manchester … … … … 746 650 87.1 Salford … … … … 124 122 98.4 Manchester and Salford … … … … 870 772 88.7 Lancashire … … … … 793 762 96.1 Indictable offences of breaking and entering, robbery, larceny, receiving, and frauds and false pretences Manchester … … … … 36,272 17,355 47.8 Salford … … … … 4,359 2,024 46.4 Manchester and Salford … … … … 40,631 19,379 47.7 Lancashire … … … … 33,348 16,430 49.3
1968 Offences known to the Police Offences cleared up Column (2) as a percentage of Column (1) (1) (2) (3) Indictable offences of violence against the person Manchester … … … … Salford … … … … Manchester and Salford … … … … 1,033 889 86.1 Lancashire … … … … 933 892 95.6 Indictable offences of breaking and entering, robbery, larceny, receiving, and frauds and false pretences Manchester … … … … Salford … … … … Manchester and Salford … … … … 40,974 18,750 45.8 Lancashire … … … … 31,777 17,640 55.5 Notes: (a) The statistics for Manchester cannot be separated from those of Salford after amalgamation of the forces on 1st April, 1968 and a combined figure is given for 1968. (b) The figures in the columns numbered (2) include all the offences cleared up during the year irrespective of the year when the offences became known to the police.