§ Mr. Barrasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will give figures
Year Murders made known to the Police Victims in cases in Column 2 Number of persons proceeded against for murder, whose cases were disposed of within the year (i.e., all persons apprehended whose cases were disposed of within the year, including those discharged without being called for trial but excluding persons charged with murder and found guilty of some lesser offence) Discharged, not called for trial Acquitted Found insane Convicted and sentenced to death but death commuted to P. S. for life Persons proceeded against for murder and found guilty of some lesser offence, including culpable homicide, in cases not covered by foregoing columns 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 M F M F M F 1931 8 9 4 — — 1 3 — — — 2 1932 10 12 6 1 1 — 1 1 4 — — 1933 16 16 3 6 5 1 — 2 *1 — 2 1934 11 11 8 4 3 3 5 — — 1 3 1935 16 19 3 2 1 — 2 1 †1 — 3 1936 19 19 6 3 4 — 5 — — — 9 1937 10 14 4 3 1 — 3 3 — — 2 1938 15 18 4 5 4 — 3 2 — — 3 1939 8 8 3 4 3 1 1 2 — — 3 1940 8 8 2 2 — 2 2 — — — 2 Total 121 134 43 30 22 8 25 11 6 1 ‡29 *Quashed on appeal and conviction of culpable homicide substituted. Sentence of P.S. for life imposed. † Conviction quashed on appeal. ‡Includes 2 females. Note.—In 21 cases the person against whom proceedings would otherwise have been taken committed suicide. No persons were executed during the period in question.