HC Deb 15 January 2002 vol 378 cc177-8W
Mr. Lloyd

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what information he has on the present(a) murder rate per 1,000 of the population and (b) attempted murder rate for (i) Manchester and (ii) the UK; [25772]

(2) what information he has on the clear-up rate for (a) murder and (b) attempted murder for (i) Manchester and (ii) the UK. [25773]

Mr. Denham

[holding answer 11 January 2002]: Figures for the murder and attempted murder rate per 1,000 of the population for Greater Manchester and England and Wales for year ending March 2001 are:

  1. (a) (i) Homicides (murder, manslaughter and infanticide) for Greater Manchester is.022; (ii) homicides for England and Wales is.016.
  2. (b) (i) Attempted murder rate for Greater Manchester is.031;(ii) attempted murder rate for England and Wales is.013.

Figures for the clear-up rates for murder and attempted murder for Greater Manchester and England and Wales for year ending March 2001 are:

  1. (a) (i) Detection rate for homicide in Greater Manchester is 91 per cent.; (ii) detection rate for homicide in England and Wales is 90 per cent.
  2. (b) (i) detection rate for attempted murder in Greater Manchester is 72 per cent; (ii) detection rate for attempted murder in England and Wales is 81 per cent.

Information for Scotland and Northern Ireland are matters for their respective Ministers.