§ Miss Joan Hallasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the number of rape cases reported for the last five years and the number followed by convictions.
§ Mr. CarlisleInformation in precisely the form requested is not readily available. The following table shows for each of the years 1966 to 1970, the latest year for which statistics are available, the numbers of offences of rape known to the police in England and Wales and the numbers of persons found guilty of offences of this kind:
Offences known to the police Persons found guilty 1966 644 210 1967 702 211 1968 829 235 1969 869 228 1970 884 305