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Mr. Lawrence
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) indictable and (b) non-indictable offences were known to the police in each of the past five years.
Mr. John
The number of indictable offences recorded as known to the police in England and Wales in each of the past five years is as follows:
| INDICTABLE OFFENCES RECORDED AS KNOWN TO THE POLICE—ENGLAND AND WALES | |||||
| Year | Number of offences (millions) | ||||
| 1972 | … | … | … | … | 1·7 |
| 1973 | … | … | … | … | 1·7 |
| 1974 | … | … | … | … | 2·0 |
| 1975 | … | … | … | … | 2·1 |
| 1976 | … | … | … | … | 2·1 |