There were 12.1 homicides for every million people in the United Kingdom in 2019/20, an increase on the previous year when it was 11.6. During 2019/20 the homicide rate was highest in England and Wales, with Scotland and Northern Ireland having lower homicide rates than the UK as a whole.
Homicide rate in the United Kingdom from 2002/03 to 2019/20 (per million population)
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Office for National Statistics (UK), & Scottish Government, & Police Service of Northern Ireland. (October 27, 2020). Homicide rate in the United Kingdom from 2002/03 to 2019/20 (per million population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 22, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/288195/homicide-rate-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), und Scottish Government, und Police Service of Northern Ireland. "Homicide rate in the United Kingdom from 2002/03 to 2019/20 (per million population)." Chart. October 27, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 22, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/288195/homicide-rate-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Scottish Government, Police Service of Northern Ireland. (2020). Homicide rate in the United Kingdom from 2002/03 to 2019/20 (per million population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 22, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/288195/homicide-rate-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), and Scottish Government, and Police Service of Northern Ireland. "Homicide Rate in The United Kingdom from 2002/03 to 2019/20 (per Million Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/288195/homicide-rate-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK) & Scottish Government & Police Service of Northern Ireland, Homicide rate in the United Kingdom from 2002/03 to 2019/20 (per million population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/288195/homicide-rate-uk/ (last visited January 22, 2021)