UK homicide rate by country 2022

There were 11.9 homicides for every million people in England and Wales in 2021/22, an increase on the previous year when it was 9.6. During this year the homicide rate was highest in Northern Ireland, at 12.6 homicides per million people.

Homicide rate in the United Kingdom from 2002/03 to 2021/22, by country (per million population)

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Release date

December 2022

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

April 1, 2002 to March 31, 2022

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Supplementary notes

Statistic calculated from the data provided in individual country reports available at the following reports.

Crime in England and Wales from the Office of National Statistics

Homicide in Scotland from the Scottish Government

Police Recorded Crime in Northern Ireland from PSNI

Data from the UK's mid-year population estimate was also used and available at the Office of National Statistics.

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