§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the recorded number of crimes against the person in Dundee in 1987; and what are the corresponding figures for each year since 1979.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton"Crimes against the person" is not an established term in Scottish criminal statistics. Groups 1 and 2 of the standard classification of crimes and offences, however, include most such crimes. The figures for these groups are set out in the table. Information for 1987 is not yet available.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe table expresses the number of crimes cleared up as a percentage of those recorded in the city of Dundee for the years 1979 to 1986.
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Clear-up rates for city of Dundee Percentage 1979 32.3 1980 35.1 1981 34.0 1982 37.6 1983 41.2 1984 37.7 1985 42.7 1986 40.2