§ 16. Mr. Juddasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the chief constable on the current successful crime detection rate in the area of the Hampshire Police Authority and the rate within the City of Portsmouth; and how these rates compare with previous years.
§ Mr. CallaghanThe following is the answer:
PROPORTION OF INDICTABLE OFFENCES CLEARED UP Hampshire per cent. Portsmouth City per cent. 1966 … 45.3 37.5 1967 … 42.5 38.7 1968 … 47.9 Separate figures not available. 1969 … 46.6
§ 17. Mr. Juddasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the chief constable on the manpower strength of the Portsmouth Police Force in 1964, the current manpower strength of the Hampshire Police Authority within the City of Portsmouth, the numbers of cars and radios available to the police in Portsmouth in 1964, and the numbers now available.
§ Mr. CallaghanFollowing are the figures:
Portsmouth City Police 1964 Hampshire Constabulary (Portsmouth Area) 19670 Strength … 441* 458 Vehicles (including motor cycles) fitted with radio … 31 48 Other vehicles … 14 17 Personal radios … Nil 118 * Excluding force headquarter element of 7.