§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will give the number of serious crimes and/or crimes of violence in 1965 and at the latest stated date.
§ Mr. Alexander W. LyonThe total number of indictable offences recorded as known to the police in England and Wales during 1974 was 1,963,360 of which 63,781 were indictable offences of violence against the person. The corresponding 421W figures for 1965—adjusted to a comparable basis to allow for changes in legislation and recording practice since that year—were 1,243,500 and 25,548.
§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the number of indictable offences investigated by the Metropolitan Police in 1921 and at the latest stated date.
§ Dr. SummerskillThe numbers of indictable offences recorded as known to the Metropolitan Police in the years 1921 and 1974 were 17,405 and 413,799 respectively. Because of changes in the law, in the boundaries of the Metropolitan Police District, and in recording practice, these figures are not comparable.
§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will give the total number of violent crimes in England and Wales during 1935 and at the latest stated date.
§ Mr. Alexander W. Lyon2,416 offences of violence against the person were recorded as known to the police in 1935; in 1974, the latest year for which information is available, the corresponding figure was 63,781. Owing to changes in legislation and recording practice, these figures are not validly comparable.