§ Mr. Kilfedderasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the incidence of violent crime in Northern Ireland in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. David HowellThe information is as follows:
Year Number 1968 1,444 1969 3,853 1970 2,896 1971 9,931 1972 17,169 These figures include murder, attempted murder, manslaughter, wounding, assault, rape, robbery, explosives offences, firearms offences and malicious damage. The malicious damage offences account for a very considerable proportion of the 1971 and 1972 figures.