§ Mr. Marlowasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers have been killed on 17W duty (a) in each of the last six months and (b) in each of the last five years (i) in total and (ii) broken down by (a) deaths as a probable result of criminal activity and (b) other deaths.
§ Mr. MayhewThe number of police officers killed in each of the last six months and in March to date are:
September 1981 1 October 1981 2 November 1981 1 December 1981 1 January 1982 — February 1982 1 March 1982 (to date) 2 The two deaths in March were the result of criminal activity.
The numbers killed in each of the last five years and this year to date* are:
- 1977 13 of which 1 was the result of criminal activity.
- 1978 14 of which 1 was the result of criminal activity.
- 1979 10 of which 1 was the result of criminal activity.
- 1980 5 of which 1 was the result of criminal activity.
- 1981 10 of which 2 were the result of criminal activity.
- 1982* 3 of which 2 were the result of criminal activity.