This statistic shows the amount of police recorded homicide offences in England and Wales from 2002/03 to 2017/18. For the majority of this period the number of homicides has decreased, although the numbers have started to increase from 2015/16 onwards, reaching 736 homicides in 2017/18.
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This statistic shows the amount of police recorded homicide offences in England and Wales from 2002/03 to 2017/18. For the majority of this period the number of homicides has decreased, although the numbers have started to increase from 2015/16 onwards, reaching 736 homicides in 2017/18.
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- April 1, 2002 to March 31, 2018
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* Homicide offences consist of murder, manslaughter, corporate manslaughter and infanticide.
The homicide figure for 2002/03 includes 172 homicides attributed to Harold Shipman in previous years but coming to light in the official inquiry in 2002. The homicide figure in 2005/06 of 764 includes 52 homicide victims of the 7 July London bombings, which also accounted for approximately one-quarter of the total of 920 attempted murders.
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- United Kingdom (England, Wales)
- Survey time period
- April 1, 2002 to March 31, 2018
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* Homicide offences consist of murder, manslaughter, corporate manslaughter and infanticide.
The homicide figure for 2002/03 includes 172 homicides attributed to Harold Shipman in previous years but coming to light in the official inquiry in 2002. The homicide figure in 2005/06 of 764 includes 52 homicide victims of the 7 July London bombings, which also accounted for approximately one-quarter of the total of 920 attempted murders.
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