§ Mr. Maxtonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many crimes were reported by the chief constable in his annual reports for the Strathclyde region for the years 1979, 1980 and 1981; and what the percentage increases were between the years.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe number of crimes recorded in the annual reports of the Chief Constable for Strathclyde for 1979, 1980 and 1981 are as follows. For comparative purposes the 1979 figure has been adjusted to take into account the reclassification of crimes and offences in the Scottish criminal statistics introduced with effect from 1 January 1980.
Number of crimes reported in the Annual Reports of the Chief Constable for Strathclyde Percentage increase over previous year (new classification) 1979 (old classification): 160,853 1979 (new classification): 195,682 1980 (new classification): 198,858 1.6 1981 (new classification): 223,685 12.5