§ Mr. John MarshallTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been convicted of murder since 1965; how many of these have been subsequently released from prison; and how many of these have been subsequently charged with another crime.
§ Mr. John Patten[holding answer 25 February 1988]: The number of persons convicted of murder is published annually in table S2.1(A) of "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales, Supplementary Tables Vol. 2"; the figures for 1965–86 are given in the following table. The corresponding figure for 1987 is not yet available. The readily available information on those re-convicted after release on licence relates to all offences of homicide, most of which are murder, and is published in tables 2 and 6 of Home Office statistical bulletin, issue 18/87 "Reconvictions and Recalls of Life Licensees". Copies of both publications are in the Library.
Persons convicted of murder in England and Wales Year Number 1965 57 1966 72 1967 63 1968 74 1969 75 1970 97 1971 97 1972 79 1973 90 1974 112 1975 107 1976 104 1977 115 1978 105 1979 136 1980 169 1981 126 1982 184 1983 132 1984 156 1985 173 1986 179