§ Dr. MurrisonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) fatalities and (b) suicides have taken place among those in police custody in each year since 1992. [68234]
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Year Total number of deaths in police custody Deaths that occurred in police stations Inquest verdicts of suicide Inquest verdicts awaited 1992 48 17 6 0 1993 31 16 4 0 1994 39 17 12 0 1995–96 50 22 12 0 1996–97 57 16 5 0 1997–98 69 11 11 0 1998–99 67 16 12 1 1999–2000 70 7 10 1 2000–01 53 5 3 8
§ Mr. DenhamThe Home Office publishes annual statistics of deaths in police custody or otherwise following contact with the police. Relevant figures derived from those statistics are shown in the following table. Statistics for 2001–02 are currently being finalised.