Basic homicide statistics for London show a peak in around 2003, similar to England and Wales as a whole.
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The unsolved murder of James Akinwande in Brixton in 1994
Eighteen-year-old James Akinwande was chased and stabbed to death in the street after leaving The Vox nightclub in Brixton, south London, on 16 January 1994.
Unsolved murder at The Blue Bunny Club: Camille Gordon
Camille Gordon, 23, was stabbed to death outside the Blue Bunny Club in London’s Soho on 1 March 2004.
Unsolved murders in London: 2023
Eleven 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.
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.