The text on this page has been created from Hansard archive content, it may contain typographical errors.
Mr. Wm. Ross
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons there are in prison in Great Britain who have applied to be trans-
OFFENCES RECORDED AS KNOWN TO THE POLICE—BY OFFENCE GROUP—ENGLAND AND WALES | ||||||||||
Offences known to the police | Offences cleared up | |||||||||
1973 | 1974 | Percentage change | 1973 | 1974 | ||||||
Offence Group | Number | Number | 1974–1973 | Number | Per cent. | Number | Per cent. | |||
Violence against the person | 61,299 | 63,782 | +4 | 50,165 | 82 | 51,141 | 80 | |||
Sexual offences | … | … | 25,736 | 24,698 | -4 | 19,953 | 78 | 19,236 | 78 | |
Burglary | … | … | … | 393,165 | 483,832 | +23 | 146,971 | 37 | 164,262 | 34 |
Robbery | … | … | … | 7,338 | 8,666 | +18 | 3,374 | 46 | 3,437 | 40 |
Theft and handling stolen goods | … | … | … | 698,798 | 862,485 | +23 | 235,138 | 34 | 275,844 | 32 |
Fraud and forgery | … | 110,673 | 117,243 | +6 | 91,219 | 82 | 96,655 | 82 | ||
Criminal damage | … | … | 52,815 | 67,086 | +27 | 20,459 | 39 | 25,424 | 33 | |
Other offences | … | … | 7,833 | 8,191 | +5 | 7,303 | 93 | 7,462 | 91 | |
1,357,657 | 1,635,983 | +21 | 574,582 | 42 | 643,461 | 39 |