§ Mr. MaplesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the number of homicides recorded by the police in the Metropolitan police district in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. HurdThe numbers of recorded homicides in the Metropolitan police district during the last 10 years are as follows:
Number 1978 118 1979 179 1980 204 1981 131 1982 192 1983 149 1984 164 1985 187 1986 210 1987 193 1988 1148 1 provisonal.