§ Lord Mason of Barnsleyasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many murders were committed in Glasgow, Manchester, Leeds, Cardiff and London in each of the last five years.
The Minister of State, Home Office (Earl Ferrers)The following table gives the available information and relates to the number of offences currently recorded as homicide in certain police forces. Statistics for individual cities are not available centrally.
Number of offences currently recorded as homicide Police force 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 Strathclyde 66 53 61 44 55 Greater Manchester 39 44 33 23 47 West Yorkshire 31 21 27 40 32 South Wales 10 18 18 16 14 Metropolitan Police 164 138 137 160 176