§ Sir C. Osborneasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many murders were known to the police for the last 12 months to the most recent convenient date; and what increase or decrease is shown on the previous five years' figures, respectively.
§ Miss BaconThe following table shows for the years 1959 to 1964 the numbers of offences of murder known to the police excluding offences subsequently found not to be murder, and the percentage variations between 1964 and each of the five previous years. The comparison cannot readily be made otherwise than on the basis of complete calendar years and final figures for 1965 are not yet available.
1965 1st Quarter 18 2nd Quarter 29 3rd Quarter 20 4th Quarter 14