HC Deb 13 June 1977 vol 933 cc37-8W
Mr. Lawrence

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) indictable and (b) non-indictable offences were known to the police in each of the past five years.

Mr. John

The number of indictable offences recorded as known to the police in England and Wales in each of the past five years is as follows:

INDICTABLE OFFENCES RECORDED AS KNOWN TO THE POLICE—ENGLAND AND WALES
Year Number of offences (millions)
1972 … … … … 1.7
1973 … … … … 1.7
1974 … … … … 2.0
1975 … … … … 2.1
1976 … … … … 2.1

Information is not collected centrally on non-indictable offences known to the police.