§ Mr. Rhys Daviesasked the Home Secretary whether he will give separate figures for England and Wales for each of the years 1935 and 1936, showing, in each case, the number of murders known to the police; victims in murders in which the suspected murderer committed suicide; persons proceeded against at the assizes for murder; persons charged with murder found insane before trial and on arraignment; persons charged with murder found by juries guilty but insane; persons sentenced to death; and the number of persons executed?
§ Sir S. HoareThe figures asked for are as follow. Those for 1936 are subject to final correction.
1935. 1936. Cases known to the police of murder of persons aged one year or over 87 99 Victims involved 101 112 Cases in which the murderer or suspect committed suicide 41 32 Persons arrested 47 64 Committed for trial 43 58 Found insane on arraignment 6 11 Found guilty but insane 14 15 Convicted and sentenced to death 17* 23 Executed 8 9 * Including one case in which the conviction was quashed on appeal.