FOI 325564

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 325564

 

I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 15^th April 2024.  Please find below the response to your request:

 

Please may you provide me with a response to the following questions:

 

1. How many homicides were recorded by your force in 2013

 

 

1. Of the homicides recorded by your force in 2013, how many of the victims were categorised as

1. Male

1. Female

1. Unknown/unrecorded

 

3. Of the homicides recorded by your force in 2013, how many of the victims were aged

1. 0-12

1. 13-19

1. 20-24

1. 25-34

1. 35-44

1. 45-54

1. 55-64

1. 65 and over

 

4. Of the homicides recorded by your force in 2013, how many recorded the method of killing as

1. Knife or sharp implement

1. Shooting

1. Blunt implement

1. Physical assault, no weapon

1. Other method of killing

1. Not known/not recorded

 

5. Of the homicides recorded by your force in 2013, how many recorded an officer observed ethnicity of the victim as

1. Asian

1. Black

1. White

1. Other

1. Not recorded/not known

 

6. Of the homicides recorded by your force in 2013, how many victims were flagged as

1. Domestic abuse

1. Not domestic abuse

 

7. Of the homicides recorded by your force in 2013, how many

1. Resulted in a subsequent murder charge but not conviction

1. Resulted in a subsequent murder charge and conviction

1. Did not result in any individual being subsequently charged with murder

 

 

Reply

 

Question 1
Primary Offence Title of investigations with a Primary Offence Category ID of "001" recorded in 2013	Total
Murder	9
OC1  Charge/summons	9
Grand Total	9
Question 2
Gender of victims linked to investigations with a Primary Offence Category ID of "001" recorded in 2013	Total
Female	2
Male	7
Grand Total	9
Question 3
Age of victims linked to investigations with a Primary Offence Category ID of "001" recorded in 2013	Total
28	1
32	1
36	2
44	1
50	1
56	1
61	1
75	1
Grand Total	9
Question 4
Method of killing of investigations with a Primary Offence Category ID of "001" recorded in 2013	Total
Knife or sharp instrument	3
Physical assault, no weapon	6
Grand Total	9
Question 5
Ethnicity of victims linked to investigations with a Primary Offence Category ID of "001" recorded in 2013	Total
ASIAN	1
NORTH EUROPEAN - WHITE	6
Not recorded	2
Grand Total	9
Question 6
Investigations with a Primary Offence Offence Category created in 2013 which have been marked as Domestic related	Total
No	9
Grand Total	9

 

Question 7

 

Of the homicides recorded by your force in 2013, how many

1. Resulted in a subsequent murder charge but not conviction – 8 defendants were charged but not convicted (includes 2 defendants charged with manslaughter but not convicted)
2. Resulted in a subsequent murder charge and conviction – 8 defendants were charged & convicted (includes 1 defendant charged with manslaughter & convicted of manslaughter)

 

1 defendant was charged with murder but found guilty of an alternative offence.