Mr. Edward Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give figures for the number of cases known to the police in 1972 under the following heads: all crimes, all offences, murder, attempted murder, and culpable homicide; and by what percentage these particular figures exceed or are less than the comparable figure for 1963.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThe figures are contained in the table below:
Number of cases>known to police Percentage increase 1963 1972* All crimes 128,399 178,384 38.9 All offences 201,987 302,843 49.9 Murdert† 16 47 193.7 Attempt to murder 20 90 350.0 Culpable homicide 30 38 26.7 * The figures are provisional. † The figures are adjusted in the light of judicial determination only up to 31st December.