§ Mr. BeggsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many killings have taken place in(a) England and (b) Wales in each of the past five years expressed as (i) a total and (ii) a percentage of their respective populations. [109375]
§ Hilary BennThe numbers of homicides currently recorded in England and in Wales for each year from 1997–98 to 2001–02 are given in the following table.
Population (mid year estimates for previous year Currently recorded homicides Homicides as a percentage of population England 1997–98 49,089,085 579 0.0012 1998–99 49,284,242 623 0.0013 1999–2000 49,494,582 650 0.0013 2000–01 49,752,864 743 0.0015 2001–02 49,997,089 798 0.0016 Wales 1997–98 2,921,075 32 0.0011 1998–99 2,926,933 29 0.0010 1999–2000 2,933,324 32 0.0011 2000–01 2,937,027 40 0.0014 2001–02 2,946,195 34 0.0012