Q. What is the trend in UK crime? Which crimes make up the majority?
Q. Which crimes have increased/decreased the most? Q. How many acid attacks have there been in London? Q. Which London boroughs have the highest number of acid attacks? Q. What is the trend in the number of homicides? Which areas have the highest and lowest rates? |
SOURCES
Crime in England and Wales: Appendix Tables Release date: 19 July 2018. Next release: 18 October 2018 https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/crimeinenglandandwalesappendixtables appendixtablesyearendingmarch2018.xls FOI request. Metropolitan Police Service, 20/01/2018 Corrosive Fluid Attack Offence Figures 2012-2017 https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/acid_attacks_14 |
Crime Rates
London Acid Attacks
Homicides
The number of homicide offences in England and Wales steadily decreased between 2002-03 and 2013-14, but has since been increasing to an overall -30% difference. Significant events April 2016 – 1989 Hillsborough Disaster Ruling - 96 deaths reclassified to homicide May 2017 - Manchester Arena Bombing - 22 people killed + the attacker March 2017 – Westminster Bridge Attack - 5 people killed + the attacker June 2017 – London Bridge Attack - 8 people killed + the 3 attackers |
Homicide Offences in England & Wales
2002-03
2005-06
2009-10
2013-14
2017-18
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In 2016-17, the highest rates of homicides were in the North West, London, and Yorkshire & the Humber. Whereas, the lowest rates were in the South East, South West, and Wales. This is excluding the 96 deaths from the 1989 Hillsborough Disaster that would otherwise skew the results to show Yorkshire & the Humber as 29.1 homicide offences per million people. |