§ Mr. Eldon Griffithsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the number of indictable crimes in London and in the rest of England and Wales in which firearms were carried or used in each of the years from 1965 to 1975.
§ Dr. SummerskillThe numbers of indictable crimes in London and in the rest of England and Wales in which firearms were carried or used in each of the years 1969 to 1974 are set out in the table below. Figures for the years 1965 to 1968 are not available; those for 1975 are obviously not yet complete.
OFFENCES RECORDED AS KNOWN TO THE POLICE, IN WHICH FIREARMS WERE CARRIED OR USED ENGLAND AND WALES, 1969–74 Number of offences Year Metropolitan Police Area and City of London Remainder of England and Wales 1969 546 871 1970 549 914 1971 675 1,187 1972 682 1,474 1973 706 1,875 1974 782 2,18[...]