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Saturday, January 22, 2005

Parliamentary question

Mr. Soley: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) female murder victims have been killed by their partner or husband and (b) male murder victims were killed by their partner or wife since 2000. [200926]

Paul Goggins: The latest available information on homicide is published in Home Office Statistical Bulletin number 01/04, "Crime in England and Wales 2002/2003: Supplementary Volume 1: Homicide and Gun Crime". Table 1.05 provides data on victims killed by their partner/ex-partner as given in the following table:

<>England and Wales

	Female victim	Male victim
1999–2000	88	24
2000–01	98	25
2001–02	120	30
2002–03	107	33
Total	413	112

Note:
Figures are as at 13 November 2003 and are subject to revision as cases are dealt with by the police, by the courts or as further information becomes available.

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