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Sir A. Bossom
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether
| Offence Group | Offences known to the police | |||||
| 1952 | 1953 | Variation per cent. | ||||
| Violence against Person | … | … | … | 6,997 | 7,083 | + 86 or 1·2 |
| Sexual Offences | … | … | … | 14,967 | 16,317 | + 1,350 or 9·0 |
| Breaking and Entering | … | … | … | 97,941 | 88,607 | — 9,334 or 9·5 |
| Larceny | … | … | … | 341,512 | 308,578 | — 32,934 or 9·6 |
| Receiving | … | … | … | 9,188 | 7,786 | — 1,402 or 15·3 |
| Frauds and False Pretences | … | … | … | 27,230 | 27,763 | + 533 or 2·0 |
| Malicious injury to Property | … | … | … | 5,003 | 5,309 | + 306 or 6·1 |
| Forgery | … | … | … | 4,173 | 4,649 | + 476 or 11·4 |
| Robbery | … | … | … | 1,002 | 980 | — 22 or 2·2 |
| Others | … | … | … | 5,546 | 5,917 | + 371 or 6·7 |
| Total | … | … | … | 513,559 | 472,989 | — 40,570 or 7·9 |