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 White paper on crime 2005 Part1/Chapter1/Section2/1 

1 Homicide

  The number of cases reported for homicide decreased by33(2.3%)from the previous year to1,419in2004.
  The clearance rate for homicide has remained high between94%and98%,and was94.6%in2004. Table1-1-2-3 shows the number of cases cleared for homicide for insurance money,and Table1-1-2-4 shows the numbers of cases reported and cleared for random killing(killing or causing injuries to unspecified people at random without clear motive,at a place accessible to anyone)over the last10years

Table1-1-2-3  Number of cases cleared for homicide for insurance money(1995-2004)

Table1-1-2-4  Numbers of cases reported and cleared for random killing(1995-2004)