§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons are serving custodial sentences for (a) murder, (b) other homicide offences, (c) crimes of violence other than homicide and (d) all other offences, (i) at the latest available date and (ii) on 31 December 1966.
§ Mr. MayhewThe latest available information is given in the following table; comparable figures are not available for 31 December 1966.
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Sentenced Population of Prison Department Establishments in England and Wales on 31 January 1982 by Offence Group Offence group Estimated number* Murder 1,300 Other homicide and attempted homicide 600 Other violence against the person 4,500 Other offences 26,500 Offence not recorded 1,900 All offences 34,900 * Components do not add to the total because they have been rounded independently.