Homicide: Reoffenders
(asked on 9th May 2018) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many offenders with previous convictions for homicide were convicted of homicide in (1) 2014, (2) 2015, (3) 2016, and (4) 2017.
The table below provides the number of offenders who were convicted of a further offence of homicide* between 2014 and 2017 and who were subject to probation supervision for a previous homicide conviction at the time.
Year | Total number of people convicted of homicide offences at both index offence and SFO |
(1) 2014 | 3 |
(2) 2015 | 3 |
(3) 2016 | 0 |
(4) 2017 | 3 |
Serious further offences by supervised offenders are rare, but each one is taken extremely seriously and investigated fully to identify any necessary actions when managing other cases.
Data is not available on offenders with a previous conviction for homicide who have completed their sentence and associated supervision by probation and then go on to commit a further homicide.
*Answer interprets homicide to include offences of murder, manslaughter, death by dangerous driving and death by careless driving when under the influence of drink or drugs