46. Mr. Edward Taylorasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total number of crimes of violence reported to the police in the most recent annual period for which figures are available; and what were the comparable figures in each of the previous 10 years.
§ Mr. CarlisleFollowing is the information:
INDICTABLE OFFENCES OF VIOLENCE AGAINST THE PERSON* KNOWN TO THE POLICE IN ENGLAND AND WALES FROM 1960 TO 1970 1960 15,759 1961 17,601 1962 17,948 1963 20,083 1964 23,470 1965 25,548 1966 26,716 1967 29,048 1968 31,850 1969 37,818 1970 41,088 * These cover the following offences: murder, attempted murder, threats or conspiracy or incitement to murder, manslaughter, infanticide, child destruction, causing death by dangerous driving, wounding and other acts endangering life, endangering railway passengers, endangering life at sea, malicious wounding and other like offences, assault, intimidation and molestation, abandoning children under two years, child stealing, procuring abortion and concealment of birth.