§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give figures for the convictions of suspects indicted for murder for each year from 1982 to 1989 for(a) men and (b) women broken down by category of conviction.
§ Mr. John PattenThe information in the table relates to homicides recorded in England and Wales from 1982 to 1989 inclusive. The convictions of suspects indicted for murder are given separately for men and women.
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Convictions of suspects indicted for murder 1982–1989 Men England and Wales Number of persons Conviction 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 Total Murder 155 145 163 162 202 210 187 195 1,419 Sec. 2 Manslaughter 86 61 57 60 69 63 59 57 5122 Other Manslaughter 113 111 124 143 141 158 158 116 1,064 Lesser offence 2 19 8 20 30 23 23 28 153 Acquitted/unfit to plead 41 32 56 60 53 51 55 61 409 TOTAL 397 368 408 445 495 505 482 457 3,557 Manslaughter as a percentage of murder plus manslaughter 56 54 53 56 51 51 54 47 53
Women England and Wales Number of persons Conviction 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 Total Murder 6 8 8 11 6 12 11 9 71 Sec. 2 Manslaughter 16 19 20 14 12 14 12 15 122 Other Manslaughter 12 14 18 15 17 16 32 21 145 Infanticide 2 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 10 Lesser offence 2 1 4 0 5 3 4 5 24 Aquitted/unfit to plead 5 4 6 7 5 8 9 10 54 TOTAL 43 49 65 49 46 53 69 61 426 Manslaughter as a percentage of murder plus manslaughter 82 80 83 72 83 71 80 80 79