§ Mr. Quentin DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will set out on a comparable basis the number of murders recorded in Scotland in each of the past 30 years. [110563]
§ Dr. ReidThe total number of crimes initially recorded as murder or culpable homicide by the police in Scotland, and the number currently recorded as murder, are given in the table.
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Crimes initially recorded as homicide, and those currently recorded as murder, Scotland, 1969–98 Year Initially recorded as homicide Currently recorded as murder 1969 84 28 1970 83 28 1971 74 44 1972 87 43 1973 77 39 1974 78 34 1975 78 43 1976 107 57 1977 108 60 1978 84 42 1979 84 40 1980 96 47 1981 93 42 1982 91 48 1983 100 54 1984 101 53 1985 90 41 1986 89 48 1987 108 48 19881 359 305 1989 108 41 1990 86 35 1991 92 51
Crimes initially recorded as homicide and those currently recorded as murder, Scotland, 1969–98 Year Initially recorded as homicide Currently recorded as murder 1992 142 69 1993 118 73 1994 115 66 1995 138 79 1996 139 82 1997 96 44 1998 103 68 1 The figure for 1988 includes the 270 victims at Lockerbie