§ Mr. AmessTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons have been(a) charged with and (b) convicted of, (i) murder, (ii) child destruction, (iii) illegal abortion, (iv) rape, (v) unlawful sexual intercourse with a person under 13 years, (vi) unlawful sexual intercourse with a defective and (vii) manslaughter in (aa) the Basildon area and (bb) England and Wales in each year since 1958.
§ Mr. John PattenThe information requested in respect of England and Wales for all the offences specified except unlawful sexual intercourse with a defective is published annually in volumes 1 and 2 of "Criminal statistics, England and Wales Supplementary tables".
Details for the Basildon area are not available, but the following table gives information for Billericay petty sessional division and Chelmsford Crown court for 1986 and 1987. Comparable data for earlier years could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
For offences of procuring an illegal abortion, I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave to his question yesterday.
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Persons proceeded against and found guilty of selected offences England and Wales Number of persons1 1986 1987 Billericay psd: Proceeded against4 Murder 3 — Manslaughter2 — 1 Child destruction — — 322W
1986 1987 Rape3 2 5 Unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 13 — — Unlawful sexual intercourse with a woman who is a defective3 — — Found guilty Murder — — Manslaughter2 — — Child destruction — — Rape3 — — Unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 13 — — Unlawful sexual intercourse with a woman who is a defective3 — — Chelmsford Crown Court: For trial Murder 6 3 Manslaughter2 8 6 Child destruction — — Rape3 8 13 Unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 13 4 — Unlawful sexual intercourse with a woman who is a defective3 — — Found guilty Murder 3 3 Manslaughter2 6 3 Child destruction — — Rape3 6 10 Unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 13 4 — Unlawful sexual intercourse with a woman who is a defective3 — — ENGLAND AND WALES Magistrates' Courts: Proceeded against4 Murder 515 496 Manslaughter2 83 80 Child destruction — — Rape3 918 1,039 Unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 13 129 155 Unlawful sexual intercourse with a woman who is a defective3 9 9 Found guilty Murder — — Manslaughter2 — — Child destruction — — Rape3 2 2 Unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 13 5 5 Unlawful sexual intercourse with a woman who is a defective3 — — Crown Court: For trial Murder 217 223 Manslaughter2 273 289 Child destruction — 1 Rape3 586 643 Unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 13 100 107 Unlawful sexual intercourse with a woman who is a defective3 7 6 Found guilty Murder 179 166 Manslaughter2 243 264 Child destruction — 1 Rape3 395 417 Unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 13 95 97 Unlawful sexual intercourse with a woman who is a defective3 6 6 1 As shown by the records held centrally, which are approximate.
2 Includes manslaughter due to diminished responsibility and 'other manslaughter'.
3 The figures for rape include unlawful sexual intercourse with a woman who is a defective.
4 Including those committed to the Crown Court for trial.