HC Deb 15 June 1977 vol 933 c185W
Mr. Teddy Taylor

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total number of convictions for crimes of violence in 1976; and if he will publish a table showing the comparable figures in each year since 1945 together with a statement on whether the figures are fully comparable.

Mr. Millan

The figures for 1976 are not yet available. The number of persons convicted of crimes of violence between 1945 and 1975 are set out in the table below.

1945 808
1946 428
1947 490
1948 439
1949 260
1950 254
1951 401
1952 456
1953 436
1954 380
1955 395
1956 378
1957 542
1958 510
1959 584
1960 610
1961 728
1962 839
1963 834
1964 990
1965 1,090
1966 1,209
1967 1,395
1968 1,427
1969 1,236
1970 1,246
1971 1,351
1972 1,385
1973 1,312
1974 1,259
1975 1,251

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