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ISBN 0 7559 2879 2
ISSN 0264 1178

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This is a National Statistics publication

CONTENTS

1. Introduction
2. Key Points
3. Homicide Cases (Tables A, B, 1 to 5, Charts 2 to 4)
4. Victims of homicide (Table 6, Charts 5 to 7)
Age and sex
Day of the week
Geographical location
5 Persons accused of homicide (Tables C, 7 to 9, Chart 8)
Age and sex
Results of proceedings
Appeals
6. Circumstances of homicides (Tables 10 to 16, Charts 9 to 11)
Method
Relationship of main accused to victim
Motivation
Drink/drug status
7. Time for homicide cases to be dealt with by the criminal justice system (Table 17)
8. International comparisons of homicide rates (Table 18)
9. Appendix of Tables
10. Annex: Notes on Statistics included in this Bulletin

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