§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table showing the total number of convictions for murder. 271W attempted murder, culpable homicide, and crimes of violence in each of the past 10 years.
1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973‡ Murder* … … 8 15 22 26 25 22 25 40 33 33 Attempted Murder … … 5 8 9 10 18 16 25 33 22 27 Culpable homicide … … 15 19 29 27 21 36 42 14 31 37 Crimes of violence† … … 990 1,090 1,209 1,395 1,427 1,236 1,246 1,351 1,385 1,312 * The figures are adjusted in the light of judicial determination only up to 31st December of the relevant year. † In Scotland, crimes of violence comprise murder, attempts to murder, culpable homicide, assault, threat, rape, assault with intent to ravish and indecent assault. ‡ 1973 figures are provisional.