§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will give details showing to what extent burglaries, robberies and offences of criminal damage during 1974–75 were committed by people under 21 years of age.
§ Mr. Alexander W. LyonInformation can only be given in respect of offences 519W which result in a finding of guilt or a caution. The following table shows for 1974 the numbers of persons aged under 21 found guilty of or cautioned for these
PERSONS AGED UNDER 21 FOUND GUILTY OF AND CAUTIONED FOR OFFENCES OF BURGLARY, ROBBERY AND CRIMINAL DAMAGE: ENGLAND AND WALES 1974 Offence Group Found guilty Cautioned Total Number of persons As percentage all ages Burglary … … … 45,256 15,179 60,435 76.0 Robbery … … … 1,918 135 2,053 70.7 Criminal Damage … … 21,163 6,838 28,001 64.5
§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will give for the latest or more convenient stated date the annual recording of muggings; and how these compare with similar periods during the preceding five years.
§ Mr. Alexander W. LyonThe criminal statistics do not separately distinguish "muggings", a term which has no legal definition. The following table gives the numbers of offences of robbery and assault with intent to rob recorded as known to the police for the years 1969–74.
Year Number of offences 1969 6,041 1970 6,273 1971 7,465 1972 8,926 1973 7,338 1974 8,666