§ Mr. Kaufmanasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons were tried for murder in each of the years from 1957 to 1986; and how many of these in each year were acquitted.
§ Mr. MellorThe information requested is given in the table. These figures are published annually in "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales" (for 1957–63 in table III, for 1964–75 in table I1(a), for 1976–79 in table 5(a) and for 1980–85 in table 2.2A of the supplementary tables). Information for 1986 is not yet available.
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Defendants tried for murder 1957–1985 Year Total for trial Acquitted of murder 1957 74 11 1958 61 14 1959 74 6 1960 86 20 1961 88 19 1962 66 15 1963 65 11 1964 80 23 1965 81 17 1966 106 27 1967 90 18 1968 100 22 1969 117 29 1970 115 13 1971 127 24 1972 109 20 1973 135 38 1974 144 28 1975 145 30
Year Total for trial Acquitted of murder 1976 149 40 1977 162 44 1978 130 22 1979 164 25 1980 215 39 1981 149 18 1982 229 40 1983 165 32 1984 191 30 1985 222 45