In 2021/22, the West Midlands had the highest homicide rate of any region of the United Kingdom, at 15.6 homicides per million people, followed by the East Midlands at 13.8 homicides per million people.
Homicide rate in the United Kingdom in 2021/22, by region (per million population)
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Statistics on Crime in the UK
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Overall Crime
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Violent Crime
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Sexual Crime
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Property Crime
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Other Crimes
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Office for National Statistics (UK), & Scottish Government, & Police Service of Northern Ireland. (December 2, 2022). Homicide rate in the United Kingdom in 2021/22, by region (per million population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 26, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/985203/regional-homicide-rate-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), und Scottish Government, und Police Service of Northern Ireland. "Homicide rate in the United Kingdom in 2021/22, by region (per million population)." Chart. December 2, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/985203/regional-homicide-rate-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Scottish Government, Police Service of Northern Ireland. (2022). Homicide rate in the United Kingdom in 2021/22, by region (per million population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/985203/regional-homicide-rate-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), and Scottish Government, and Police Service of Northern Ireland. "Homicide Rate in The United Kingdom in 2021/22, by Region (per Million Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/985203/regional-homicide-rate-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK) & Scottish Government & Police Service of Northern Ireland, Homicide rate in the United Kingdom in 2021/22, by region (per million population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/985203/regional-homicide-rate-uk/ (last visited March 26, 2023)
Homicide rate in the United Kingdom in 2021/22, by region (per million population) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), & Scottish Government, & Police Service of Northern Ireland, December 2, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/985203/regional-homicide-rate-uk/