In 2020/21 there were 235 homicides involving a knife or other sharp instrument in England and Wales, compared with 270 in the previous reporting year. During the provided time period, knife homicides have fluctuated from a low of 186 in 2014/15 to a high of 281 in 2017/18.
Number of homicide offences involving a knife or sharp instrument in England and Wales from 2008/2009 to 2020/21
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (February 10, 2022). Number of homicide offences involving a knife or sharp instrument in England and Wales from 2008/2009 to 2020/21 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 05, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/978830/knife-homicides-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of homicide offences involving a knife or sharp instrument in England and Wales from 2008/2009 to 2020/21." Chart. February 10, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/978830/knife-homicides-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2022). Number of homicide offences involving a knife or sharp instrument in England and Wales from 2008/2009 to 2020/21. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/978830/knife-homicides-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Homicide Offences Involving a Knife or Sharp Instrument in England and Wales from 2008/2009 to 2020/21." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/978830/knife-homicides-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of homicide offences involving a knife or sharp instrument in England and Wales from 2008/2009 to 2020/21 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/978830/knife-homicides-in-england-and-wales/ (last visited February 05, 2023)
Number of homicide offences involving a knife or sharp instrument in England and Wales from 2008/2009 to 2020/21 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), February 10, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/978830/knife-homicides-in-england-and-wales/