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Mr. D. G. SOMERVILLE
asked the Home Secretary how many motor cars were stolen in London during each of the past 12 months, and how many were actually recovered?
Mr. SHORT
The following Return shows the number of motor cars reported stolen in the Metropolitan Police District and the City of London during each of the past 12 months and the number recovered during the same periods:
| Stolen. | Recovered. | ||
| 1928: | |||
| December | … | 279 | 258 |
| 1929: | |||
| January | … | 272 | 266 |
| February | … | 204 | 197 |
| March | … | 265 | 234 |
| April | … | 300 | 295 |
| May | … | 261 | 237 |
| June | … | 249 | 255 |
| July | … | 287 | 277 |
| August | … | 242 | 224 |
| September | … | 201 | 195 |
| October | … | 286 | 287 |
| November | … | 319 | 317 |
| Total | … | 3,165 | 3,041 |