This statistic presents the number of homicides involving a knife recorded by the police in England and Wales from 2010/11 to 2017/18. Although knife homicides declined between 2010/11 and 2014/15, from 220 homicides to 179, they increased after this reporting year, reaching a peak of 263 homicides in 2017/18. Knife crime offences in general have also been increasing in England and Wales, and particularly in London where
almost 15 thousand offences were recorded in 2017/18.
Number of police recorded homicides involving a knife or sharp instrument in England and Wales from 2010/11 to 2017/18*
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (January 24, 2019). Number of police recorded homicides involving a knife or sharp instrument in England and Wales from 2010/11 to 2017/18* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 06, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/978830/knife-homicides-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of police recorded homicides involving a knife or sharp instrument in England and Wales from 2010/11 to 2017/18*." Chart. January 24, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 06, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/978830/knife-homicides-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2019). Number of police recorded homicides involving a knife or sharp instrument in England and Wales from 2010/11 to 2017/18*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 06, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/978830/knife-homicides-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Police Recorded Homicides Involving a Knife or Sharp Instrument in England and Wales from 2010/11 to 2017/18*." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/978830/knife-homicides-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of police recorded homicides involving a knife or sharp instrument in England and Wales from 2010/11 to 2017/18* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/978830/knife-homicides-in-england-and-wales/ (last visited June 06, 2020)
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