This is our regularly-updated list of murder cases in the 33 boroughs of London in the year 2024, in order of date, including details of suspects, charges and convictions.
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Unsolved murders in London: 2023
Ten homicides in London in the year 2023 remain unsolved. Can you help solve these crimes? Contact the police on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 111 555.
Homicides in London 1990 to 2023
Basic homicide statistics for London show a peak in around 2003, similar to England and Wales as a whole.
Homicide in England and Wales 1898 to 2023
Official statistics show that the total number of homicides (murder and manslaughter) increased from the 1960s until around 2003 before dropping again – followed by a smaller peak in around 2017/18. What’s the explanation?
How police solved the 1994 cold case murder of Marina Koppel
The killer of a 39-year-old masseuse became known to police soon after the murder – but was not caught until his DNA was matched to a single hair left on the victim’s ring at her flat in Baker Street, Marylebone, nearly 30 years later.