§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis as to what proportion of crimes(a) in London and (b) in Leyton are screened out after the initial investigation.
§ Mr. Peter LloydI understand from the commissioner that a recent survey of eight representative police stations indicated that following initial investigation, an average of 30 per cent. of all crimes are allocated for further investigation, but there are variations between areas and according to the seriousness of offences.
More detailed figures for London as a whole and individual areas are not available centrally and could he obtained only at disproportionate cost.