HC Deb 12 July 1979 vol 970 c250W

Offence and Number of Offences
Buggery* 697
Indecent assault on a male† 2,455
Indecency between males 1,706
Total 4,858
Including attempts. Including also a small number of offences involving women and animals.
† In tables for earlier years these offences were grouped with buggery attempts under the heading " attempt to commit buggery, etc.".