HC Deb 30 January 1958 vol 581 c100W
Mr. K. Robinson

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will state the number of murders known to the police in England and Wales for the months of October, November and December, 1957.

Mr. R. A. Butler

The number of murders recorded as known to the police in England and Wales in October, November and December, 1957, were, respectively, 18, 13 and 17. These figures include cases that may later be found not to be murders.