Homicide: Children
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish data on the number of deaths of children through (a) murder and (b) manslaughter in England in (i) 2022 and (ii) 2023.
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson
The Home Office Homicide Index holds information on the age of victims and whether the offence was initially classified as murder or manslaughter. The data are given in the table.
Table 1: Offences currently recorded as homicide by initial classification of offence for victims aged under 18 years | ||
England, year ending March 2022 to year ending March 2023 | ||
Source: Homicide Index from the Home Office | ||
Initial classification of offence | Apr 2021 to Mar 2022 | Apr 2022 to Mar 2023 |
Murder | 60 | 63 |
Manslaughter | 13 | 5 |
As at 12 December 2023; figures and classification of offence are subject to revision as cases are dealt with by the police and by the courts, or as further information becomes available. | ||
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