Data for Murder and attempted murder from 2019 to 2023

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.24.035360

I note you seek access to the following information:

For the offences of MURDER and ATTEMPTED Murder, please state over each of the last five years, in the year to September, the following:

The number AND % of reported MURDERS and ATTEMPTED MURDERS which resulted in:

- Charged/Summonses
- Taken into consideration
- Out-of-court (formal)
- Caution - youths.
- Caution - adults
- Penalty notices for disorder
- Out of court (informal)
- Cannabis/Khat warning
- Community resolution
- Prosecution prevented or not in the public interest
- Offender died
- Not in public interest (CPS)
- Not in public interest (police)
- Prosecution prevented - suspect under age
- Prosecution prevent - suspect too ill
- Prosecution time limit expired
- Evidential difficulties (suspect identified; victim supports action)
- Evidential difficulties (victim does not support action)
- Evidential difficulties: suspect not identified; victim does not support further action.
- Evidential difficulties: Suspect identified; victim does not support further action
- Investigation complete - no suspect identified
- Action undertaken by another body/agency
- Further investigation to support formal action not in the public interest.
- Diversionary, educational or intervention activity, resulting from the crime report, has been undertaken and it is not in the public interest to take any further action.
- Total offences assigned an outcome
- Offences not assigned an outcome
- Total offences.

Decision

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.

Please find below information pursuant to your request above.

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