§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total
CRIMES AND OFFENCES MADE KNOWN AND CLEARED-UP 1968–77, SCOTLAND Number Crimes Number cleared-up Percentage cleared-up Number Offences Number cleared-up Percentage cleared-up 1968 … 152,242 57,096 37.5 224,151 226,936 92.9 1969 … 155,970 59,010 37.8 254,128 234,887 92.4 1970 … 167,223 64,373 38.5 263,813 245,751 93.2 1971 … 180,723 69,384 38.4 286,304 260,237 90.9 1972 … 178,384 68,999 38.7 302,843 271,303 89.6 1973 … 168,015 67,156 40.0 337,684 296,860 87.9 1974 … 192,233 76,681 39.9 346,558 306,192 88.4 1975 … 232,482 82,422 35.5 344,354 302,493 87.8 1976 … 264,615 83,309 31.5 336,651 288,047 85.6 1977 … 301,426 86,300 28.6 343,378 282,630 82.3
§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total number of convictions for murder, attempted murder, rape and culpable homicide, respectively, in the most recent annual period for which figures are avail-
NUMBER OF PERSONS CONVICTED OF MURDER, ATTEMPTED MURDER, RAPE OR CULPABLE HOMICIDE. SCOTLAND 1968–77 Murder Attempted murder Rape Culpable homicide 1968 … … … … … 25 18 22 21 1969 … … … … … 22 16 21 36 1970 … … … … … 25 25 26 42 1971 … … … … … 40 33 23 14 1972 … … … … … 33 22 26 31 1973 … … … … … 33 27 26 37 1974 … … … … … 35 31 19 34 1975 … … … … … 37 31 27 26 1976 … … … … … 41 45 28 42 1977 … … … … … 50 50 35 32
NUMBER OF PERSONS CONVICTED OF MURDER, ATTEMPTED MURDER, RAPE OR CULPABLE HOMICIDE. SCOTLAND 1968–77 Murder Attempted murder Rape Culpable homicide 1968 … … … … … 25 18 22 21 1969 … … … … … 22 16 21 36 1970 … … … … … 25 25 26 42 1971 … … … … … 40 33 23 14 1972 … … … … … 33 22 26 31 1973 … … … … … 33 27 26 37 1974 … … … … … 35 31 19 34 1975 … … … … … 37 31 27 26 1976 … … … … … 41 45 28 42 1977 … … … … … 50 50 35 32
NUMBER OF PERSONS CONVICTED OF MURDER, ATTEMPTED MURDER, RAPE OR CULPABLE HOMICIDE. SCOTLAND 1968–77 Murder Attempted murder Rape Culpable homicide 1968 … … … … … 25 18 22 21 1969 … … … … … 22 16 21 36 1970 … … … … … 25 25 26 42 1971 … … … … … 40 33 23 14 1972 … … … … … 33 22 26 31 1973 … … … … … 33 27 26 37 1974 … … … … … 35 31 19 34 1975 … … … … … 37 31 27 26 1976 … … … … … 41 45 28 42 1977 … … … … … 50 50 35 32
§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the total numbers of crimes and offences, respectively, made known to the police in the most recent annual period for which figures are available; and what were the comparable numbers in each of the previous 10 years.
§ Mr. Harry Ewing:Following is the information:
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Crimes made known Offences made known Total crimes and offences 1968 152,242 244,151 396,393 1969 155,970 254,128 410,098 1970 167,223 263,813 431,036 1971 180,723 286,304 467,027 percentage of crimes and offences, respectively, cleared up in the most recent annual period for which figures are available; and what were the comparable percentages in each of the previous 10 years.
§ Mr. Harry Ewing:The following is the information:
able; and what were the comparable totals in each of the previous 10 years.
§ Mr. Harry Ewing:The number of persons convicted of murder, attempted murder, rape or culpable homicide for each year from 1968 to 1977 is set out in the table below.
1972 178,384 302,843 481,227 1973 168,015 337,684 505,699 1974 192,233 346,553 538,791 1975 232,482 344 354 576,836 1976 264,615 336,651 601,266 1977 301,426 343,37 644,804