§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the number of offences recorded by each police force in England and Wales in which firearms are reported to have been used in each quarter of 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991 and 1992.
§ Mr. JackThe tables give the information requested. Statistics for 1992 are not yet available.
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Force Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4 Total Warwickshire 18 16 18 14 66 West Mercia 23 33 29 17 102 West Midlands 174 153 150 131 608 West Yorkshire 106 139 130 106 481 Wiltshire 15 19 19 8 61 Dyfed Powys 12 7 12 11 42 Gwent 10 8 4 7 29 North Wales 23 46 16 31 116 South Wales 63 29 76 31 199 TOTAL 2,196 2,434 2,400 1,972 9,002
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Notifiable offences recorded by the police in which firearms were reported to have been used in England and Wales
1988
Force Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4 Total Avon and Somerset 23 15 20 23 81 Bedfordshire 23 12 21 15 71 Cambridgeshire 22 27 21 10 80 Cheshire 20 29 23 9 81 Cleveland 18 6 16 14 54 Cumbria 10 9 20 11 50 Derbyshire 30 33 36 21 120 Devon and Cornwall 31 43 34 20 128 Dorset 5 2 4 2 13 Durham 5 12 8 12 37 Essex 61 56 54 43 214 Gloucestershire 7 4 2 8 21 Greater Manchester 128 113 112 88 441 Hampshire 34 50 46 40 170 Hertfordshire 27 41 27 29 124 Humberside 79 97 91 69 336 Kent 28 64 49 56 197 Lancashire 18 42 25 22 107 Leicestershire 27 28 21 18 94 Lincolnshire 22 27 19 19 87 London, City of 10 1 9 3 23 Merseyside 120 95 87 91 393 Metropolitan Police 530 619 628 597 2,374 Norfolk 22 20 27 21 90 Northamptonshire 28 28 31 24 111 Northumbria 75 72 90 82 319 North Yorkshire 14 23 10 22 69 Nottinghamshire 64 65 89 42 260 South Yorkshire 78 52 67 56 253 Staffordshire 35 44 41 27 147 Suffolk 17 31 20 29 97 Surrey 13 38 16 24 91 Sussex 21 23 42 17 103 Thames Valley 63 50 47 42 202 Warwickshire 11 16 21 20 68 West Mercia 17 17 15 21 70 West Midlands 145 136 133 122 536 West Yorkshire 92 123 112 88 415 Wiltshire 12 9 7 10 38 Dyfed Powys 8 11 9 11 39 Gwent 18 13 6 8 45
Force Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4 Total North Wales 26 32 20 23 101 South Wales 45 47 34 48 174 TOTAL 2,082 2,275 2,210 1,957 8,524
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Notifiable offences recorded by the police in which firearms were reported to have been used in England and Wales
1989
Force Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4 Total Avon and Somerset 38 29 15 25 107 Bedfordshire 13 14 7 17 51 Cambridgeshire 20 30 24 21 95 Cheshire 21 18 30 12 81 Cleveland 23 35 18 23 99 Cumbria 12 18 13 5 48 Derbyshire 34 47 28 32 141 Devon and Cornwall 32 38 37 31 138 Dorset 5 1 5 4 15 Durham 26 21 18 14 79 Essex 73 58 53 42 226 Gloucestershire 1 2 6 — 9 Greater Manchester 135 149 119 130 533 Hampshire 71 35 60 48 214 Hertfordshire 35 31 20 22 108 Humberside 89 115 120 88 412 Kent 49 54 75 71 249 Lancashire 14 11 10 12 47 Leicestershire 36 38 30 36 140 Lincolnshire 18 18 19 23 78 London, City of 7 11 6 5 29 Merseyside 91 106 123 86 406 Metropolitan Police 594 658 605 783 2,640 Norfolk 26 31 31 22 110 Northamptonshire 24 26 36 23 109 Northumbria 94 134 102 142 472 North Yorkshire 22 24 21 14 81 Nottinghamshire 69 84 74 57 284 South Yorkshire 81 88 85 79 333 Staffordshire 29 26 27 7 89 Suffolk 21 13 26 18 78 Surrey 19 22 18 23 82 Sussex 44 38 46 37 165 Thames Valley 41 55 69 79 244 Warwickshire 17 28 27 14 86 West Mercia 33 46 28 16 123 West Midlands 114 168 142 151 575 West Yorkshire 92 89 102 95 378 Wiltshire 10 12 15 1 38 Dyfed Powys 9 5 17 7 38 Gwent 4 18 6 12 40 North Wales 24 29 13 19 85 South Wales 38 33 39 37 147 TOTAL 2,248 2,506 2,365 2,383 9,502
Notifiable offences recorded by the police in which firearms were reported to have been used in England and Wales
1990
Force Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4 Total Avon and Somerset 45 45 35 38 163 Bedfordshire 14 10 19 23 66 Cambridgeshire 31 38 29 36 134 Cheshire 23 43 25 16 107 Cleveland 37 39 31 28 135 Cumbria 14 28 9 10 61 Derbyshire 35 71 54 25 185 Devon and Cornwall 29 20 21 25 95 Dorset 9 8 4 3 24 Durham 18 12 11 20 61 Essex 62 91 71 68 292 Gloucestershire 2 2 2 — 6 Greater Manchester 140 131 120 166 557 Hampshire 36 70 63 63 232 Hertfordshire 22 25 19 29 95 Humberside 118 141 115 88 462 Kent 59 73 65 63 260 Lancashire 32 47 25 42 146 Leicestershire 39 34 38 40 151 Lincolnshire 17 22 13 14 66 London, City of 8 6 6 5 25 Merseyside 67 96 109 105 377 Metropolitan Police 691 666 704 678 2,739 Norfolk 23 33 32 31 119 Northamptonshire 42 22 31 17 112 Northumbria 123 115 97 112 447 North Yorkshire 24 22 16 18 80 Nottinghamshire 76 87 57 62 282 South Yorkshire 81 88 85 71 325 Staffordshire 40 51 34 37 162 Suffolk 26 25 25 32 108 Surrey 24 27 31 26 108 Sussex 43 63 44 43 193 Thames Valley 71 72 90 77 310 Warwickshire 29 37 26 30 122 West Mercia 28 27 16 11 82 West Midlands 153 137 124 169 583 West Yorkshire 145 131 108 118 502 Wiltshire 5 4 2 1 12 Dyfed Powys 10 22 18 5 55 Gwent 10 22 10 11 53 North Wales 20 32 20 14 86 South Wales 39 57 65 32 193 TOTAL 2,560 2,792 2,519 2,502 10,373
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Notifiable offences recorded by the police in which firearms were reported to have been used in England and Wales
1991
Force Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4 Total Avon and Somerset 46 17 39 21 123 Bedfordshire 28 26 21 34 109 Cambridgeshire 39 38 53 41 171 Cheshire 13 32 28 27 100 Cleveland 41 39 32 28 140
Force Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4 Total Cumbria 13 20 17 12 62 Derbyshire 45 34 63 52 194 Devon and Cornwall 25 18 22 19 84 Dorset 11 14 9 4 38 Durham 14 36 31 24 105 Essex 75 54 63 85 277 Gloucestershire 4 11 9 11 35 Greater Manchester 173 155 169 210 707 Hampshire 68 77 68 70 283 Hertfordshire 31 34 18 18 101 Humberside 128 136 136 114 514 Kent 72 77 70 86 305 Lancashire 64 36 70 36 206 Leicestershire 28 58 44 32 162 Lincolnshire 10 19 23 15 67 London, City of 3 4 4 4 15 Merseyside 86 101 118 93 398 Metropolitan Police 834 959 929 969 3,691 Norfolk 33 22 40 21 116 Northamptonshire 17 28 33 31 109 Northumbria 132 107 100 109 448 North Yorkshire 20 30 24 27 101 Nottinghamshire 57 109 105 101 372 South Yorkshire 51 84 84 86 305 Staffordshire 31 50 44 51 176 Suffolk 21 24 24 22 91 Surrey 26 29 38 27 120 Sussex 42 44 43 55 184 Thames Valley 85 67 63 86 301 Warwickshire 20 29 29 36 114 West Mercia 18 25 13 20 76 West Midlands 148 168 203 178 697 West Yorkshire 104 173 145 152 574 Wiltshire 1 — 2 2 5 Dyfed Powys 23 16 14 9 62 Gwent 11 13 17 4 45 North Wales 43 36 33 39 151 South Wales 47 55 44 49 195 TOTAL 2,781 3,104 3,134 3,110 12,129
§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list all homicides since January 1987 by the police in England and Wales in which firearms are reported to have been used, including the date of recording, the names of individuals killed, the police
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Offences Currently Recorded as Homicide where Method of Killing was by Shooting—England and Wales 1987–91 Police Force and Outcome1 Total 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 Total Total 268 78 42 38 58 52 Convicted 134 43 23 17 35 16 Charged 29 4 2 4 6 13 No Charge 105 31 17 17 17 23 MPD Total 78 22 12 9 23 12 Convicted 37 13 6 5 12 1 Charged 17 3 2 2 4 6 force area for each incident, and whether in each case a person or persons have been (a) charged and (b) convicted in respect of each incident.
§ Mr. JackThe table gives a summary of the information sought. Similar information for 1992 is not yet available.
I will write to the hon. Member with the individual details of each case.
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Police Force and Outcome1 Total 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 No Charge 24 6 4 2 7 5 Cumbria Total 2 2 0 0 0 0 Convicted 2 2 0 0 0 0 Lancashire Total 6 1 2 0 1 2 Convicted 6 1 2 0 1 2 Merseyside Total 5 2 1 1 0 1 Convicted 4 2 0 1 0 1 No Charge 1 0 1 0 0 0 Greater Manchester Total 16 2 3 5 1 5 Convicted 7 1 2 2 1 1 Charged 3 1 0 0 0 2 No Charge 6 0 1 3 0 2 Cheshire Total 4 0 1 0 2 1 Convicted 3 0 1 0 2 0 No Charge 1 0 0 0 0 1 Northumbria Total 7 2 0 1 4 0 Convicted 5 2 0 0 3 0 Charged 2 0 0 1 1 0 Durham Total 3 1 0 0 1 1 Convicted 2 0 0 0 1 1 No Charge 1 1 0 0 0 0 North Yorkshire Total 3 1 1 0 1 0 Convicted 1 0 1 0 0 0 No Charge 2 1 0 0 1 0 West Yorkshire Total 6 2 0 1 3 0 Convicted 4 2 0 0 2 0 No Charge 2 0 0 1 1 0 South Yorkshire Total 3 1 0 0 2 0 Convicted 3 1 0 0 2 0 Humberside Total 4 0 0 2 0 2 Convicted 1 0 0 0 0 1 No Charge 3 0 0 2 0 1 Cleveland Total 1 0 0 0 0 1 Convicted 1 0 0 0 0 1 West Midlands Total 7 2 3 0 2 0 Convicted 3 0 2 0 1 0 No Charge 4 2 1 0 1 0 Staffordshire Total 3 0 0 2 1 0 Convicted 1 0 0 1 0 0 No Charge 2 0 0 1 1 0 West Mercia Total 5 1 1 1 1 1 Convicted 2 1 0 0 1 0 No Charge 3 0 1 1 0 1 Warwickshire Total 2 1 1 0 0 0 Convicted 1 0 1 0 0 0 No charge 1 1 0 0 0 0
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Police Force and Outcome1 Total 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 Derbyshire Total 3 1 0 1 1 0 Convicted 2 1 0 1 0 0 No charge 1 0 0 0 1 0 Nottinghamshire Total 6 0 0 1 0 5 Convicted 3 0 0 1 0 2 No charge 3 0 0 0 0 3 Lincolnshire Total 2 2 0 0 0 0 Convicted 1 1 0 0 0 0 No charge 1 1 0 0 0 0 Leicestershire Total 4 1 1 0 2 0 Convicted 3 1 0 0 2 0 No charge 1 0 1 0 0 0 Northamptonshire Total 1 0 0 0 0 1 Convicted 1 0 0 0 0 1 Cambridgeshire Total 3 2 0 0 0 1 Convicted 2 2 0 0 0 0 No charge 1 0 0 0 0 1 Suffolk Total 6 3 1 0 2 0 Convicted 5 3 0 0 2 0 No charge 1 0 1 0 0 0 Bedfordshire Total 2 0 0 0 0 2 Charged 2 0 0 0 0 2 Hertfordshire Total 3 1 2 0 0 0 Convicted 3 1 2 0 0 0 Essex Total 2 1 0 0 1 0 Convicted 2 1 0 0 1 0 Thames Valley Total 21 16 2 1 0 2 Convicted 2 0 0 0 0 2 No charge 19 16 2 1 0 0 Hampshire Total 4 0 0 1 1 2 Convicted 1 0 0 0 0 1 Charged 1 0 0 0 1 0 No charge 2 0 0 1 0 1 Surrey Total 4 0 1 0 0 3 Charged 1 0 0 0 0 1 No charge 3 0 1 0 0 2 Kent Total 11 3 1 2 3 2 Convicted 7 2 1 1 3 0 Charged 2 0 0 1 0 1 No charge 2 1 0 0 0 1 Sussex Total 6 1 1 2 0 2 Convicted 2 0 0 2 0 0 Charged 1 0 0 0 0 1 No charge 3 1 1 0 0 1 Devon and Cornwall Total 2 1 1 0 0 0 Convicted 1 1 0 0 0 0
Police Force and Outcome1 Total 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 No charge 1 0 1 0 0 0 Avon and Somerset Total 5 2 0 0 1 2 Convicted 3 2 0 0 0 1 No charge 2 0 0 0 1 1 Gloucestershire Total 2 1 0 1 0 0 Convicted 1 1 0 0 0 0 No charge 1 0 0 1 0 0 Wiltshire Total 4 1 1 1 0 1 No charge 4 1 1 1 0 1 Dorset Total 3 0 1 1 1 0 Convicted 1 0 1 0 0 0 No charge 2 0 0 1 1 0 North Wales Total 2 0 2 0 0 0 Convicted 1 0 1 0 0 0 No charge 1 0 1 0 0 0 Gwent Total 5 1 0 1 1 2 Convicted 2 1 0 1 0 0 No charge 3 0 0 0 1 2 South Wales Total 5 1 3 1 0 0 Convicted 5 1 3 1 0 0 Dyfed-Powys Total 7 0 0 3 3 1 Convicted 3 0 0 1 1 1 No charge 4 0 0 2 2 0 1 CONVICTED refers to a case decided at court to be homicide and suspect found guilty. CHARGED refers to a case where a suspect was charged with homicide but no conviction was recorded, e.g. the case is still pending or the suspect was acquitted and a further suspect is being sought.
NO CHARGE refers to a case where no suspect has been charged with homicide. This could be because it was not possible to charge a potential suspect (e.g. where suspect died before charge could be brought) or where the case remains unsolved.