HC Deb 14 June 1948 vol 452 c17W
Mr. Renton

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many murders, suspected murders and attempted murders took place during the month of May in the years 1946, 1947 and 1948, respectively.

Mr. Ede

In May, 1946, there were 13 murders and suspected murders and 16 attempts and threats to murder known to the police in England and Wales. The corresponding figures for May, 1947, were 22 and 18. Figures for May, 1948, are not yet available.