§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prison officers have been murdered in the course of duty in each of the past 30 years.
§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many policemen have been murdered in the course of duty in each of the past 30 years.
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§ Mr. HurdIn a case of homicide it is not possible in the absence of a court decision to distinguish between offences of murder and manslaughter. The available information is given in the following table:
Offences currently recorded as homicide where the victim was a police officer on duty by the result of court proceedings or other outcome England and Wales Number of offences Decided by the court to be Year initially recorded Number of offences (victims) Murder Sec 2 Manslaughter Other Manslaughter Other outcome 1953 — — — — — 1954 — — — — — 1955 — — — — — 1956 — — — — — 1957 — — — — — 1958 2 1 1 — — 1959 1 1 — — — 1960 1 1 — — — 1961 2 — — — 2* 1962 — — — — — 1963 — — — — — 1964 — — — — — 1965 2 1 — — 1† 1966 4 4 — — — 1967 1 — — 1 — 1968 — — — — — 1969 1 — 1 — — 1970 1 1 — — — 1971 2 2 — — — 1972 1 1 — — — 1973 2 1 — — — 1974 1 1 — — — 1975 3 1 1 — 1‡ 1976 — — — — — 1977 1 1 — — — 1978 1 1 — — — 1979 1 — — 1 — 1980 1 1 — — — 1981 2 1 — 1 — ║1982 6 3 — — 2* * One suspect committed suicide † Suspect unfit to plead ‡ No suspect ║ Provisional
§ Mr. Wheelerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many homicides by shooting there have been since 1967.
§ Mr. MellorThe information requested, which is given in the following table, is published annually in "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales", (table 4.3 of the latest issue for 1981, Cmnd. 8668, and table 9.5 of the volume for 1977, Cmnd. 7289).
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Offences currently recorded as homicide by shooting Year Number of offences 1967 41 1968 40 1969 24 1970 23 1971 36 1972 30 1973 29 1974 46 1975 43 1976 43 1977 28
Year Number of offences 1978 35 1979 48 1980 19 1981 32 1982 *46 * Provisional
§ Mr. Wheelerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons have been convicted of the murder of police officers since 1957; and in each case what was the weapon used.
§ Mr. MellorThe available information is given in the following table.
Suspects convicted of murder of police officers on duty by type of weapon used England and Wales Year offence initially recorded No of suspects convicted Type of weapon 1957 — — 1958 1 Knife 1959 1 Pistol 1960 1 Car 1961 — — 1962 — — 1963 — — 1964 — — 1965 1 Knife 1966 4 Revolver (3 suspects, 3 victims). Knife 1967 — — 1968 — — 1969 — — 1970 1 Shotgun 1971 3 Pistol. Pistol (two suspects, 1 victim) 1972 1 Shotgun 1973 1 Pistol 1974 1 Pistol 1975 1 Knife 1976 — — 1977 1 Knife 1978 1 Brick 1979 — — 1980 1 Knife 1981 1 Knife 1982* 3 Revolver. Wheelbrace. Sharp instrument * Provisional.
§ Mr. Wheelerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if, for the period 1970 to the most recent year, in respect of homicide cases decided by the courts to be murder, he will set out such information as he has as to the number of cases in which the victim was acquainted with the accused; and in how many cases the victim was a member of the suspect's family, such as a spouse or lover.
Mr. MellonThe readily available information, which is given in the following table, relates to offences currently recorded as homicide and is published annually in -Criminal Statistics, England and Wales" (table 4.4 of the latest issue for 1981, Cmnd. 8668 and table 4.4 of the issue for 1980, Cmnd. 8376). Corresponding information for those offences of homicide decided by the courts to be murder is not readily available.
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Offences currently* recorded as homicide by relationship of victim to principal suspect England and Wales Number of offences Relationship 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 Victim acquainted with subject Son or daughter 46 102 90 61 97 52 74 59 65 68 45 63 Parent 19 12 14 13 18 18 15 12 17 23 18 21 Spouse, cohabitant or former spouse or cohabitant 111 74 71 95 110 93 102 89 102 131 112 115 Other family 25 13 10 13 18 22 15 21 19 12 25 23 Lover or former lover† 18 21 17 12 26 30 39 24 22 25 16 27 Friend or acquaintance 102 76 79 77 91 86 86 79 108 117 99 114 Other associate 36 16 24 15 29 11 25 25 15 27 36 23 Sub-total 357 314 305 286 389 312 356 309 348 403 351 386 Victim not acquainted with suspect Police or prison officer on duty ‡ ║¶ 1 2 1 2 1 3 — 1 1 1 1 2 Stranger (acts of terrorism) 4 — 8 1 43 9 2 3 5 1 4 3 Other stranger 159 61 74 67 62 83 88 77 85 102 153 92 Sub-total 164 63 83 70 106 95 90 81 91 104 158 97 No suspect¶● Sub-total 43 30 21 35 31 36 43 28 32 41 42 34 Total 564 407 409 391 526 443 489 418 471 548 551 517 * As at 1 June 1982; figures are subject to revision as cases are dealt with by the police and by the courts, or as further information becomes available. † Includes spouse's lover or lover's spouse or other associate ‡ Includes cases where no suspect has been charged || All victims shown in the period covered by the table were police officers ¶ Until a case is cleared up, the relationship is not classified, except where the vicitim was a police or prison officer on duty or where the offence was attributed to an act of terrorism ● Excluding homicides of police or prison officers and those attributed to acts of terrorism
§ Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were released from life sentences for murder over the last 10 years; and what was the average length of time served.
§ Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many offences of homicide of
Offences curently recorded as homicide, where the victim was a police officer on duty by the result of court proceedings or other outcome and police force area England and Wales 1982* Number of Offences Number of offences (victims) Decided by the court to be Other outcome Police Force area Murder Section 2 manslaughter Other manslaughter 2 2 — — — Greater Manchester 1 1 — — — Durham 2 — — — 2 (one suspect committed suicide) North Yorkshire 1 — — 1 — Hertfordshire * Provisional