Mr. Edward Taylorasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is now in a position to indicate the total number of crimes of violence in England and Wales in 1972; and by what percentage this total exceeds or is less than the comparable total for 1963.
§ Mr. CarlisleThe number of indictable offences of violence against the person recorded as known to the police in England and Wales in 1972 was 52,432, which represents an increase of 161 per cent. over the corresponding figure for 1963.
Mr. Edward Taylorasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is now in a position to state the total number of persons convicted for murder, manslaughter and attempted murder, respectively, in 1972; and by what percentage these totals exceed or are less than the comparable totals for 1963.
§ Mr. CarlisleFigures for 1972 are not yet available.