§ Mr. David ShawTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the latest figures for the clearing-up of serious crimes against the person; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. HurdThe provisional clear-up rate for offences of violence against the person and sexual offences recorded by the police in England and Wales in 1988 was 75 per cent. This is the same figure as that for 1987. The police rightly give high priority to detecting these types of crime.