§ Mr. Eadieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state the total numbers of crimes and the total numbers of crimes of violence in each year since 1964 for the police area of the Lothians and Peebles.
§ Mr. RossThe numbers of crimes and crimes of violence made known to the Lothians and Peebles police from 1964 to 1969 are shown in the table below.
Made known to the police in the Lothians and Peebles crimes crimes of violence* 1964 6,079 131 1965 6,096 114 1966 6,539 105 1967 6,924 98 1968 6,350 105 1969 6,434† 94† *Crimes of Violence comprise murder, attempt to murder, culpable homicide, assault, threat, rape, assault with intent to ravish and indecent assault. †Provisional.