HC Deb 06 November 1959 vol 612 c83W
Mr. K. Robinson

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will state the number of murders known to the police for each month of 1959 for which figures are available.

Mr. R. A. Butler

The numbers of murders recorded as known to the police for each month of 1959 for which figures are available are as follows:—

January … … 10
February … … 17
March … … 11
April … … 25
May … … 15
June … … 16
July … … 19
August … … 14
September … … 17

These figures include cases which have been, or may be, found not to be murder.