Mr. Edward Taylorasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department 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 manslaughter; and by what percentage these particular figures exceed or are less than the comparable figures for 1963.
§ Mr. CarlisleFigures for offences of murder, attempted murder and manslaughter known to the police in 1972 are not yet available. The provisional total number of offences recorded as
194Wand those in which imitation and supposed firearms were used.
§ Mr. CarlisleThe following are the annual figures:
known to the police in England and Wales in 1972 was 1,361,962. As a result of changes in legislation and recording practice no exactly comparable figure for 1963 is available. It is estimated, however, that the percentage increase between 1963 and 1972, after making due allowance for these changes, was approximately 85.