§ Mr. Lamontasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish a table in the Official Report to show the absolute and percentage increases in crimes involving violence in each year since 1970 in the Royal borough of Kingston upon Thames.
§ Mr. John,pursuant to his reply—[Official Report, 10th November, Vol. 957, col. 281]—gave the following information:
I understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that the information available is as given below:
OFFENCES OF ASSAULT,* ETC. RECORDED BY THE POLICE Royal borough of Kingston upon Thames Increase over the previous year Year Number of offences Number of offences Percentage 1974 85 † † 1975 109 24 28 1976 135 26 24 1977 137 2 1 * Covering nearly all indictable offences of violence against the person and certain sexual offences involving violence. † Not available.