Mr. Edward M. Taylorasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department 150W how many police officers have lost their lives while on duty as a result of shooting, stabbing or other similar attacks since November, 1965; and what was the comparable total in the similar period before November, 1965.
§ Mr. Elystan MorganIn England and Wales, the number of incidents in which police officers lost their lives while on duty as a result of offences of murder, or manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility, in each complete year from 1946 is as follows:
Number of incidents in which a police officer was killed Total number of police officers killed 1946 … 1 1 1947 … nil nil 1948 … 1 1 1949 … nil nil 1950 … nil nil 1951 … 2 3 1952 … 1 1 1953 … nil nil 1954 … nil nil 1955 … nil nil 1956 … nil nil 1957 … nil nil 1958 … 1 1 1959 … 1 1 1960 … 1 1 1961 … 1 2 1962 … nil nil 1963 … nil nil 1964 … nil nil 1965 … 2* 2 1966 … 2 4† 1967 … nil nil 1968 … nil nil 1969 … 1 1‡ * Offences committed in February and August. † Three officers killed in one incident. ‡ Offender convicted of manslaughter by virtue of diminished responsibility.
Mr. Edward M. Taylorasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers were subject to assaults which resulted in their being absent from duty in the period between November, 1965, and the most recent date for which figures are available; and what was the comparable figure for the similar period before November, 1965.
§ Mr. Elystan MorganDuring 1963–65 836 officers of the Metropolitan Police were absent from duty because of assaults; and in 1966–68 1,216. I regret that information relating to the rest of England and Wales is not available.