HC Deb 30 June 1976 vol 914 cc186-7W
Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total number of people convicted for murder in each of the years since 1940 to the latest available date.

Mr. John

The information is as follows:

PERSONS FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER—ENGLAND AND WALES
Year Number of persons
1940 22
1941 21
1942 31
1943 29
1944 20
1945 21
1946 31
1947 35
1948 40
1949 33
1950 38
1951 22
1952 41
1953 26
1954 25
1955 30
1956 32
1957 40
1958 30
1959 42
1960 42
1961 51
1962 31
1963 46
1964 44
1965 57
1966 72
1967 63
1968 74
1969 75
1970 97
1971 97
1972 79
1973 90
1974 112
1975 107