Mr. Edward M. Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total number of crimes of violence made known to the police in the most recent 12-month period for which figures are available; and what were the comparable figures in the previous four 12-month periods, respectively.
§ Mr. RossThe number of crimes of violence made known to the police in Scotland in each of the last five years was as follows:
1964 … … … … 2,276 1965 … … … … 2,623 1966 … … … … 2,929 1967 … … … … 3,536 1968 … … … … 3,586* *Provisional