§ Mr. Churchillasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how
1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 Persons committed for trial and indicted for murder 150 158 165 188 241 236 271 270 293 331 Found: Insane on arraignment/unfit to plead 8 10 8 8 4 8 3 10 2 7 Guilty but insane/not guilty by reason of insanity 7 2 2 — 1 1 2 — 2 1 Convicted of: Murder 44 37 52 51 69 65 76 79 99 90 Manslaughter ("Section 2")* 38 52 35 46 60 47 49 57 65 72 Manslaughter (Other) 31 35 38 47 75 85 89 81 82 111 Lesser offence 2 2 1 5 1 1 4 3 8 4 Acquitted 20 20 29 31 31 29 48 40 35 46 * Verdict of diminished responsibility under section 2 of the Homicide Act 1957. Note: The above figures relate to the year in which the offence was recorded by the police.