In 2021/22 there were 1,030 attempted murders recorded by the police in England and Wales, over double the amount recorded in 2013/14, just a few years earlier. Between 2005/06 and 2012/13 there was a significant decline in the number of attempted murders, from 920 to 412, but this decline went into reverse after this reporting year.
Number of attempted murder offences recorded in England and Wales from 2002/03 to 2021/22
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (July 21, 2022). Number of attempted murder offences recorded in England and Wales from 2002/03 to 2021/22 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 08, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/303464/attempted-murder-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of attempted murder offences recorded in England and Wales from 2002/03 to 2021/22." Chart. July 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/303464/attempted-murder-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2022). Number of attempted murder offences recorded in England and Wales from 2002/03 to 2021/22. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/303464/attempted-murder-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Attempted Murder Offences Recorded in England and Wales from 2002/03 to 2021/22." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/303464/attempted-murder-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of attempted murder offences recorded in England and Wales from 2002/03 to 2021/22 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/303464/attempted-murder-in-england-and-wales/ (last visited June 08, 2023)
Number of attempted murder offences recorded in England and Wales from 2002/03 to 2021/22 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), July 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/303464/attempted-murder-in-england-and-wales/