§ 55. Mr. E. Johnsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases of murder or homicide have become known to the police during the past six months; how many of these have occurred since the Homicide Act received Royal Assent; and what are the corresponding figures for the two previous periods of six months, respectively.
§ Mr. R. A. ButlerThe number of murders which became known to the police in the six months ending 30th April, 1957, was 105, of which thirty-five became known after 21st March, 1957, when the Homicide Act received the Royal Assent. The numbers in the six months ending 31st October, 1956, and 30th April. 1956, respectively, were ninety-four and seventy-three. The figures for all three periods include cases subsequently found not to be murders.