§ Mr. Marksasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will give, on the basis of information obtained from chief constables, the percentage change in crimes of violence
Indictable offences of violence against the person known to the police Percentage variation columns (3) and (2) Police area First half 1970 First half 1971 (1) (2) (3) (4) Manchester and Salford … … … … … 606 645 + 6.4 Liverpool and Bootle … … … … … 523 510 -2.5 Lancashire … … … … … … … 902 1,148 +27.3 Mertopolitian Police District … … … … 3,534 3,570 + 1.0
§ Mr. Marksasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what research is at present being undertaken on behalf of the Home Office by universities and other research bodies into crimes of violence.
§ Mr. CarlisleThe Home Office is supporting a programme of research into violence which is being conducted by the Institute of Criminology, Cambridge This consists of a descriptive and statistical survey of offences of violence in England and Wales; a survey of existing research information relevant to violent crime, which will provide a basis for deciding the most fruitful lines for further research; and a study of aggressive behaviour by young men in their late teens.
§ Mr. Charles R. Morrisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will call for a report from the chief constable giving the percentage increase in crime under the clas-
Authorised Establishment Strength Deficiency Manchester and Salford Constabulary … … 2,439 2,092 347 Liverpool and Bootle Constabulary … … 2,564 2,071 493 Lancashire Constabulary … … … 7,000 6,451 547 Metropolitan Police … … … … 26,049 21,456 4,593 City of London Police … … … … 1,011 793 218
§ Mr. Charles R. Morrisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will call for a report from the chief constable as to what plans are envisaged which will assist the Manchester and Salford Police Authority in bringing the recruitment of police officers in the City of Manchester to a level closer to establishment.
292Wbetween the first half of 1970 and the same period for 1971 for Manchester and Salford, Liverpool, Lancashire and London.
§ Mr. SharplesFollowing is the information:
sification Robbery with Violence in the areas of the Manchester and Salford Police Authority during the periods January, 1971 to September, 1971 and January, 1970 to September, 1970.
§ Mr. SharplesThe number of offences of robbery and assault with intent to rob known to the police in Manchester and Salford in the first nine months of 1970 was 233; the corresponding figure for 1971 was 278, an increase of 19.3 per cent.