§ Mr. Bruceasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the total number of crimes committed in 1973 compared with 1983 broken down into main categories.
§ Mr. MellorAnnual statistics of notifiable offences recorded by the police, analysed by offence group, are published in "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales" (table 2.1 of the volume for 1982 (Cmnd. 9048) covers the years 1972 to 1982).
Corresponding figures for 1983 will be published in a Home Office statistical bulletin later this month.