§ Mr. Tebbitasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish a table to show the number of crimes of violence in the Metropolitan Police District for each of the past 15 years.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesThe area of the Metropolitan Police district has altered since 1962, the main changes being the absorption of the borough of Romford and Hornchurch urban district from 1st April 1965, and the taking over of the policing of Heathrow Airport from the British Airports Constabulary on 1st November 1974.
The information is as follows:
INDICTABLE OFFENCES OF VIOLENCE AGAINST THE PERSON RECORDED BY THE METROPOLITAN POLICE Year Number 1962 … … 3,299 1963 … … 3,533 1964 … … 4,002 1965 … … 4,320 1966 … … 4,841 1967 … … 5,502 1968 … … 5,654 1969 … … 7,130 1970 … … 7,356 1971 … … 7,778 1972 … … 8,261 1973 … … 9,368 1974 … … 9,585 1975 … … 10,967 1976 … … 12,245