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Mr. Marlow
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers have been killed on duty (a) in each of the last six months and (b) in each of the last five years (i) in total and (ii) broken down by (a) deaths as a probable result of criminal activity and (b) other deaths.
Mr. Mayhew
The number of police officers killed in each of the last six months and in March to date are:
| September 1981 | 1 |
| October 1981 | 2 |
| November 1981 | 1 |
| December 1981 | 1 |
| January 1982 | — |
| February 1982 | 1 |
| March 1982 (to date) | 2 |
* are:
- 1977 13 of which 1 was the result of criminal activity.
- 1978 14 of which 1 was the result of criminal activity.
- 1979 10 of which 1 was the result of criminal activity.
- 1980 5 of which 1 was the result of criminal activity.
- 1981 10 of which 2 were the result of criminal activity.
- 1982* 3 of which 2 were the result of criminal activity.