§ Mr. Stephen Rossasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he anticipates making an announcement on the recommendation of the Working Party on Water Safety.
INDICTABLE OFFENCES RECORDED BY THE POLICE IN CERTAIN POLICE FORCE AREAS IN 1977—BY OFFENCE GROUP Number of offences Offence group Merseyside Greater Manchester Lancashire Cheshire Cumbria Homicide* … … 11 28 16 5 5 Violence against the person (excluding homicide) … … 3,048 4,193 1,797 1,056 646 Sexual offences … 545 1,397 553 317 119 Burglary … … 37,466 38,709 12,799 7,738 4,270 Robbery … … 985 515 132 68 25 Theft and handling stolen goods … 68,805 93,637 30,065 17,100 10,995 Fraud and forgery … 2,042 6,364 2,731 903 925 Criminal damage† … 5,182 7,376 2,285 1,305 1,151 Other offences … … 432 1,093 355 121 61 Total … … … 118,516 153,312 50,733 28,613 18,197 * Murder, manslaughter and infanticide. † Excluding criminal damage value £20 and under.