§ Sir John WheelerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the number of homicides recorded by the police in the Metropolitan police district in each of the last 10 years; and how many of these were subsequently recorded as murder.
§ Mr. John PattenThe number of offences initially recorded as homicide by the Metropolitan police, and the number of these subsequently found to be murder is shown in the following table for each year from 1982 to 1990:
Homicide offences in the Metropolitan police district Initially recorded homicide offences Year Total number Subsequently recorded as murder 1982 196 47 1983 148 39 1984 164 36 1985 191 40 1986 207 50 1987 194 43 1988 160 33 1989 165 46 1990 182 37 The equivalent figures for the year 1991 are not available.