HC Deb 24 March 1977 vol 928 cc606-7W
Mr. Viggers

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the number of crimes involving violence to the person in the 12 months immediately preceding 6th March 1974 or the nearest convenient date thereto, and the comparable figure for the 12 months preceding 6th March 1977 or the nearest convenient date thereto.

Mr. John

The number of offences categorised under the heading of "violence against the person" recorded in the Criminal Statistics as known to the police in England and Wales in 1973 was 61,299. The corresponding provisional figure for 1976 is 77,700.