Mr. Patonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the figures for Scotland, for each of the years from 1920 to 1945, of murders known to the police; of persons indicted and brought to trial for murder; of persons found guilty of murder; of persons executed or reprieved; of persons during whose trial the charge was reduced to culpable homicide; the number found insane in bar of trial or at time of act; and the number assoilzied.
§ Mr. Westwood:The figures available in respect of sentences for culpable homicide do not distinguish the cases where the original charge was murder. The remaining particulars required are set out in the following table:
Year. Number of cases of murder made known to the police.§ Number of persons called for Trail. Number convicted of murder. Found insane in Bar of Trial. Found insane at time of Act. Acquitted or charge withdrawn. Executed. Reprieved. M. F. T. 1920 18 8 2 — 2 2 — 4 2 — 1921 17 19 — — — 2 — 17 — — 1922 12 13 1 1 2 — 1 10 1 1 1923 12 8 2 1 3 2 — 3 3 — 1924 12 6 1 — 1 4 — 1 — 1 1925 17 5 1 — 1 2 1 1 1 — 1926 10 4 — — — 1 — 3 — — 1927 13 9 1 — 1 3 2 3 1* — 1928 19 10 3 — 3 5 1 1 2 1 1929 9 7 1 — 1 4 1 1 — 1 1930 13 5 — — — 1 — 4 — — 1931 8 4 — — — 2 1 1 — — 1932 10 6 4 — 4 1 1 — — 4 1933 16 4 1 — 1 1 1 1 — 1† 1934 12 9 — 1 1 5 — 3 — 1 1935 16 4 1 — 1 2 1 — — 1† 1936 19 5 — — — 4 1 — — — 1937 10 6 — — — 6 — — — — 1938 15 5 — — — 4 1 — — — 1939 8 4 — — — 3 — 1 — — 1940 8 4 — — — 2 — 2 — — 1941 11 6 — — — 1 1 4 — — 1942 15 5 — — — 3 — 2 — — 1943 8 4 — — — 4 — — — — 1944 12 4 3 — 3 — 1 — — 3 1945 24 10 4 — 4 3 1 2 1* 3‡ * Executed in the following year† Conviction quashed on appeal.‡ One conviction quashed on appeal.§ Excludes cases in respect of which there is subsequently a conviction of culpable homicide.