HC Deb 29 January 1958 vol 581 cc85-6W
Sir T. Moore

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of crimes of murder brought to the notice of the police in Scotland during each month from April to December, 1957, inclusive; and how these figures compare with the same months during 1956.

Mr. Maclay

The numbers of cases of murder made known to the police in Scotland from April to December, 1956, and 1957, were as follows:

1956 1957
April … … 2 —
May … … 1 1
June … … 2 1
July … … 1 2
August … … 1 1
September … … 2 —
October … … — 3
November … … 3 —
December … … — 3
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