§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, pursuant to his reply to the hon.
PERSONS ARRESTED FOR OR PROSECUTED FOR OFFENCES OF ROBBERY AND THE VALUE OF PROPERTY RECOVERED METROPOLITAN POLICE DISTRICT Number of persons * Year Arrests† Proceeded against in magistrates' courts Found guilty Value of property recovered £ million 1972 … .. .. .. 0.4 1973 … .. .. .. 0.2 1974 … .. .. .. 0.3 1975 … 1,782 .. 814 0.5 1976 … 1,724 1,471 1,067 0.9 1977 … 1,855 1,502 872 0.3 1978 … 1,948 1,829 1,045 0.4 * Those arrested for robbery may be proceeded against for another offence and those proceeded against for robbery may not have been arrested for robbery. Proceedings may be recorded in a year subsequent to that of an arrest and the finding of guilt may be in a year subsequent to that of the proceedings in the magistrates' court. † Persons proceeded against by means of a charge, referral to a juvenile bureau, a caution or in some other way. Arrests not followed by any action are not included. ..Not available.