§ Mr. Corbynasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the number of attacks on women in the Metropolitan police area for each year since 1979 and for each month to date in 1984 by category of (a) rape, (b) indecent assault by age group and (c) incest; and what is the number of successful prosecutions.
§ Mr. Giles Shaw[pursuant to his reply, 19 December 1984, c. 160]: The following table gives the most recent information available on prosecutions.
Persons found guilty at all courts in the Metropolitan Police District of certain sexual offences by offence and year. Number of persons 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 Rape 87 100 61 104 63 Indecent assault on a female under 16 157 153 140 134 125 aged 16 and over 103 123 123 131 139 Incest 15 10 9 8 6