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3.
Mr. Erroll
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the current trends in crimes of violence; and to what causes does he attribute changes in expected trends.
Mr. Ede
I assume that the hon. Member has in mind robbery, rape and such offences of violence against the person as murder, attempted murder, manslaughter, wounding and indictable assaults. From the table of figures below, it will be seen
| INDICTABLF OFFENCES KNOWN TO THE POLICF | ||||
| Year | Murder, attempted murder, manslaughter, wounding and assault | Robbery | Rape | Total |
| 1946 | 3,486 | 921 | 251 | 4,658 |
| 1947 | 3,987 | 979 | 240 | 5,206 |
| 1948 | 4,724 | 1,101 | 252 | 6,077 |
| 1949 | 4,810 | 990 | 233 | 6,033 |
| 1950 (Estimaled figures for first six months) | 2,620 | 583 | 188 | 3,391 |