§ Sir C. Osborne
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many murders, attempted murders, and manslaughters known to the police took place in the first five months of 1965; what were the corresponding figures for each of the five preceding years; what changes in the figures for these types of crime have taken place since the introduction of the Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Bill; and if he will make a statement.
§ Miss Bacon
In the first five months of 1965 the numbers of incidents initially recorded as murders, attempted murders244W and manslaughters known to the police in England and Wales were 91, 88 and 39 respectively. The figures for the corresponding period in the five preceding years were 100, 77 and 30 in 1964; 80, 87 and 30 in 1963; 84, 82 and 31 in 1962; 83, 79 and 21 in 1961; and 96, 77 and 41 in 1960.
There have been no significant changes in the figures for these crimes since the Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Bill was introduced.