Offence
1966
1907
NDICTABLE OFFENCES KNOR Y
Number of
offences known to the police
Number of offences per 100,000 pop.
Number of
offences known to the police
tumber of offences per 100,000 pop.
Percentage variation
In rete 1967/1966
Number of offences known to the police
of
Percentage variation
Humber of
eres per
pop.
in rate 1968/1967
offences known to the police
1969
Humber of offences per 100,000 pop.
Percentage verlation
in rate 1969/1968
As a result of the effect of the Theft Act 1965 the
figuras below are not com- parable with those for earlier
years
Rape and indecent
Assaults on females
310
28.1
246
22.5
-19.9
321
+32.9
348
32.0
+ 7.0
Kurder, manslaughter,
Infanticide, child
destruction and
attempted murder
17
1.5
27
2.5
+66.7
15
-$1.0
17
1.6
+14.3
Indictable wounding
and ascaults
552
50.1
558
50.6
+ 1.0
661
+21.5
938
86.3
+40.3
Number of
offences knowa
to the police
Number of offences per 100,000 pop.
Robbery while in
possession of a
firearm
Other robbery
6
.5
Robbery while
in possession
5
11
of a firearm
5
.5
107
9.7
+19.5
122
11.!
102
-14.4
Other robbery
236
21.7
Demanding ency
with maneces
3
.3
4
.4
+53.3
Larceny from the
person
260
23.6
346
31.4
+33.1
+50.0
Blackmail
2
Stealing from
+28.7
the person of
another
409
37.6