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Mr. Lawrence
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department by what percentage the crime rate has increased in Staffordshire in each year since 1970.
Mr. John
The information available is given below. Comparable annual figures are available only from 1975 because of the local government reorganisation on 1st April 1974.
| Indictable offences* recorded by the Staffordshire Police | |
| Year | Percentage increase over previous year |
| 1976 | 6 |
| 1977 | 11 |
| * Excluding offences of "other criminal damage" value £20 and under. | |