14 Jun 2006 : Column 1316W—continued
| Offences currently( 1) recorded as homicide( 2) for victims under 18( 3) by gender of victim 1990 to 2004-05 |
| Gender | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | January 1997 to March 1998( 4) |
|
Male
|
55
|
52
|
41
|
44
|
40
|
50
|
59
|
65
|
|
Female
|
30
|
58
|
41
|
39
|
53
|
38
|
42
|
44
|
|
Total
|
85
|
110
|
82
|
83
|
93
|
88
|
101
|
109
|
| Gender | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | Total 1990 to 2004-05 |
|
Male
|
66
|
52
|
73
|
62
|
48
|
59
|
45
|
811
|
|
Female
|
42
|
32
|
50
|
28
|
59
|
31
|
29
|
616
|
|
Total
|
108
|
84
|
123
|
90
|
107
|
90
|
74
|
1,427
|
(1) As at 28 November 2005; figures are subject to revision as cases are dealt with by the police and the courts, or as further information comes to light. Excludes cases that result in an acquittal or conviction of a lesser offence. (2) Murder, manslaughter and infanticide. (3) Excludes cases where age of victim is unknown. (4) This is a 15 month period that reflects the transition from calendar year reporting to financial year reporting in April 1998.
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14 Jun 2006 : Column 1317W
Mr. Crabb:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many young people were killed unlawfully in each year since 1990; and how each person was killed. [74431]
14 Jun 2006 : Column 1318W
Mr. McNulty
[holding answer 5 June 2006]: The available information relates to under 18 victims of homicide for each year from 1990 to 2004-05, with the tables giving a breakdown by method of killing.
| Offences currently( 1 ) recorded as homicide( 2) for victims under 18( 3) by method of killing, 1990 to 2004 |
| Method of killing | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | January 1997 to March 1998( 4) |
|
Sharp instrument
|
14
|
19
|
15
|
6
|
14
|
19
|
16
|
14
|
|
Blunt instrument
|
7
|
2
|
4
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
7
|
8
|
|
Kicking or hitting etc. without a weapon
|
21
|
23
|
26
|
18
|
24
|
17
|
6
|
8
|
|
Strangulation
|
13
|
10
|
7
|
6
|
12
|
16
|
7
|
6
|
|
Exhaust fumes(5)
|
2
|
9
|
5
|
2
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
—
|
|
Other poisoning
|
—
|
8
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
—
|
9
|
3
|
|
Shooting(6)
|
2
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
—
|
1
|
4
|
|
Exposure of newly born child(7)
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|
Negligence or neglect
|
—
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
—
|
1
|
5
|
1
|
|
Aborting
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|
Explosion
|
—
|
—
|
1
|
2
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|
Drowning
|
1
|
5
|
7
|
2
|
6
|
1
|
2
|
6
|
|
Causing to fall against a hard surface
|
6
|
1
|
4
|
6
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
|
Burning, scalding
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
—
|
3
|
—
|
—
|
2
|
|
Struck by motor vehicle(8)
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|
Suffocation, asphyxiation or smothering
|
4
|
8
|
2
|
17
|
6
|
5
|
2
|
10
|
|
Arson
|
7
|
10
|
1
|
5
|
6
|
12
|
9
|
11
|
|
Other(9)
|
3
|
1
|
—
|
6
|
—
|
7
|
28
|
26
|
|
Not known
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
2
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
6
|
|
Total
|
85
|
110
|
82
|
83
|
93
|
88
|
101
|
109
|
| Method of killing | 1998-89 | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | Total |
|
Sharp instrument
|
14
|
16
|
18
|
19
|
12
|
17
|
5
|
218
|
|
Blunt instrument
|
2
|
5
|
5
|
4
|
1
|
—
|
2
|
53
|
|
Kicking or hitting etc. without a weapon
|
7
|
4
|
3
|
7
|
9
|
3
|
4
|
180
|
|
Strangulation
|
7
|
6
|
14
|
4
|
6
|
4
|
1
|
119
|
|
Exhaust fumes(5)
|
5
|
6
|
2
|
—
|
5
|
—
|
2
|
56
|
|
Other poisoning
|
7
|
2
|
5
|
3
|
6
|
3
|
3
|
57
|
|
Shooting(6)
|
—
|
2
|
3
|
8
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
41
|
|
Exposure of newly born child(7)
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
11
|
|
Negligence or neglect
|
1
|
3
|
5
|
2
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
36
|
|
Aborting
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1
|
—
|
—
|
1
|
|
Explosion
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
5
|
|
Drowning
|
5
|
2
|
5
|
4
|
5
|
4
|
4
|
38
|
|
Causing to fall against a hard surface
|
5
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
5
|
3
|
34
|
|
Burning, scalding
|
1
|
—
|
1
|
—
|
—
|
1
|
1
|
6
|
|
Struck by motor vehicle(8)
|
—
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
—
|
4
|
2
|
12
|
|
Suffocation, asphyxiation or smothering
|
12
|
3
|
13
|
9
|
8
|
5
|
8
|
75
|
|
Arson
|
11
|
3
|
4
|
6
|
10
|
7
|
4
|
77
|
|
Other(9)
|
21
|
18
|
37
|
13
|
22
|
16
|
16
|
204
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14 Jun 2006 : Column 1319W
14 Jun 2006 : Column 1320W
|
Not known
|
8
|
8
|
1
|
5
|
10
|
12
|
10
|
64
|
|
Total
|
108
|
84
|
123
|
90
|
107
|
90
|
74
|
1,427
|
(1) As at 28 November 2005; figures are subject to revision as cases are dealt with by the police and the courts, or as further information comes to light. Excludes cases that result in an acquittal or conviction of a lesser offence. (2) Murder, manslaughter and infanticide. (3) Excludes cases where age is unknown. (4) This is a 15-month period that reflects the transition from calendar year reporting to financial year reporting in April 1998. (5) Includes all carbon monoxide poisoning, i.e. car exhausts, gas fires etc. (6) Includes use of weapons other than firearms e.g. crossbows, catapaults. (7) Killed by natural elements. (8 )Excludes deaths by careless/dangerous driving and aggravated vehicle taking (which are not homicides). (9 )Includes non-specific methods in baby battering cases i.e. shaking etc.
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