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Category archives: Statistics

Homicides in London 1990 to 2024

Basic homicide statistics for London show a peak in around 2003, similar to England and Wales as a whole.

Posted bymurdermapApril 28, 2025April 28, 2025Posted inStatisticsTags: homicide, London, manslaughter, Metropolitan PoliceLeave a comment on Homicides in London 1990 to 2024

Homicide in England and Wales 1898 to 2024

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?

Posted bymurdermapApril 28, 2025April 28, 2025Posted inFeature, StatisticsTags: homicide, population, statistics44 Comments on Homicide in England and Wales 1898 to 2024

London homicide statistics 2022: Year in Review

We have counted 106 homicides in London for 2022. Although that figure may rise or fall depending on the outcome of investigations, it amounts to an 18 per cent fall from the 127 we counted in 2021.

Posted bymurdermapJanuary 9, 2023July 5, 2024Posted inFeature, StatisticsTags: 2022, homicide, manslaughter, Metropolitan Police, murderLeave a comment on London homicide statistics 2022: Year in Review

Will we see a post-Covid surge in London murders?

Homicides in 2022 (so far) are down compared to previous years, despite a surge in recent weeks.

Posted bymurdermapAugust 2, 2022July 5, 2024Posted inFeature, StatisticsTags: homicide, London, Metropolitan Police, murder, statisticsLeave a comment on Will we see a post-Covid surge in London murders?

‘The curse of knife crime in London’: A year of fatal stabbings

A total of 80 people, including 26 teenagers, were stabbed to death in the capital in 2021. That’s one person killed with a knife every four-and-a-half days.

Posted bymurdermapDecember 31, 2021July 5, 2024Posted inFeature, StatisticsTags: homicide, knife crime, London, murder

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