§ Mr. Russell Johnstonasked the Secreretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table comparing the rate of increase in murder with that of crimes of violence generally during the period 1958 to 1968.
§ Mr. RossThe following table sets out for murders and crimes of violence made known between 1958 and 1968 the actual numbers and the percentage increase or decrease for each year compared with the 1958 figure.
Murder made known Crimes of violence made known Year Number (Uncorrected) Percentage over or under the 1958 number Number Percentage over the 1968 number Per cent. Per cent. 1958 18 — 1,193 — 1959 14 - 22.2 1,377 + 15.4 1960 16 - 11.1 1,528 + 28.1 1961 14 - 22.2 1,661 + 39.2 1962 27 + 50.0 1,829 + 53.3 1963 16 - 11.1 1,936 + 62.3 1964 27 + 50.0 2,276 + 90.8 1965 32 + 77.8 2,623 +119.9 1966 30 + 66.7 2,929 +145.5 1967 41 +127.8 3,535 +196.3 1968 41* +127.8 3,586 +200.6 * Provisional.
§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the percentage increase in the number of murders made known to the police in Scotland between 1961 and 1964 and between 1964 and 1967.
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§ Mr. RossThe percentage increase in murders made known to the police in Scotland between 1961 and 1964 was 92.9 per cent., and between 1964 and 1967 was 51.9 per cent. The figures used for the calculation are those which have not been corrected in the light of judicial determinations in a subsequent year.
§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the increase in crimes of violence in 1968 as compared with 1967; and how this compares with the increase in 1967 and 1966.
§ Mr. RossThe provisional number of crimes of violence made known to the police in Scotland in 1968 was 3,586, showing an increase of 51 or 1.4 per cent. over the number of such crimes made known in 1967. The increase in 1967 was 606 or 20.7 per cent. over 1966, and in 1966 was 306 or 11.7 per cent. over 1965.