asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many crimes were committed in Wales against the person, of criminal damage and of thefts from dwellings in (a) 1978 and (b) 1986; by what percentage the crimes increased or decreased; and if he will make a statement.
| Persons received into prison department establishments in the years 1970, 1975 and 1980 to 1985 under sentence for murder by year of reception under sentence, type of discharge and time spent under sentence in prison department establishments | ||||||||||||||||||
| Number of persons3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Year of reception under sentence and type of discharge | Number discharged by years under sentence1 | Population in custody December 1986 | ||||||||||||||||
| Up to 1 | Over 1 up to 2 | Over 2 up to 3 | Over 3 up to 4 | Over 4 up to 5 | Over 5 up to 6 | Over 6 up to 7 | Over 7 up to 8 | Over 8 up to 9 | Over 9 up to 10 | Over 10 up to 11 | Over 11 up to 12 | Over 12 up to 13 | Over 13 up to 14 | Over 14 up to 15 | Over 15 up to 16 | Total discharged | ||
| 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||
| On licence | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 13 |
| Other2 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 14 | |
| 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||
| On licence | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 40 | 55 |
| Other2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17 | |
| 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||
| On licence | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 152 |
| Other2 | 8 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 21 | |
| 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||
| On licence | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 123 |
| Other2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | |
| 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||
| On licence | — | — | — | — | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 168 |
| Other2 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 20 | |
[pursuant to his reply, 9 March 1987, c. 30]: Statistics of notifiable offences recorded by the police in Wales in 1978 are published in table 32 of the Command Paper "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales 1978", (Cmnd. 7670). Statistics for 1986 were published yesterday in "Home Office Statistical Bulletin 4/87". In 1986, police in Wales recorded 7,100 offences of violence against the person, 1,017 sexual offences, 28,874 offences of criminal damage, 18,216 burglaries in a dwelling, and 1,950 thefts in a dwelling.