§ Mr. Carlisleasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) when he intends to publish the criminal statistics for the year 1973; and if he will make a statement;
(2) whether the criminal statistics for the first quarter of 1974 are now available; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Alexander W. LyonI expect to publish the annual volume of criminal statistics for 1973 later this month. No figures for 1974 are yet available.
§ Mr. Carlisleasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the figures for the total amount of crime for the last quarter of 1973 are now available; and how do these figures compare with the last quarter of 1972.
§ Mr. Alexander W. LyonThe number of offences recorded as known to the police in England and Wales in the last quarter of 1973 was, approximately, 365,000, an increase of about 11 per cent. over the corresponding figure for the last quarter of 1972.