Crime Statistics
UK Murder Statistics
For some strange reason the UK government are not very forthcoming on providing these statistics, plus we have the battle of recorded crime versus reported crime and the ambiguity of the British crime Survey. if you find a reliable source we would love to know.
In 2002, 16,110 people were murdered in the USA. / In 1999 23,000 were killed in Colombia.
March 1999 - March 2000 = 760
March 2000 - March 2001 = 792
March 2001 - March 2002 = 891
March 2002 - March 2003 = 1,048 - (876)
This includes 172 attributed to Harold Shipman
March 2003 - March 2004 = 853
March 2004 - March 2005 = 868
2005 - 2006 = 765
includes 54 victims of the July bombings in
London
March 2006 - March 2007 = 755
'Homicide' - Long-term national recorded crime trend
Source:
Research Development & Statistics (CRCSG) Home Office
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There were a
total of 765 homicide offences recorded in 2005/06, a
decrease of twelve per cent compared to the previous year.
The figure of 765 includes 52 homicide victims of the 7 July
London bombings.
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Increases in
homicides in recent years, and in particular 2002/03, have
been influenced by the victims of Harold Shipman, whose
deaths will have occurred some years prior to the period in
which they were recorded.
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The figures
for 2000/01 include 58 Chinese nationals who collectively
suffocated in a lorry en route to the UK.
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Homicide
includes the offences of murder, manslaughter and
infanticide.
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Data for the
British Transport Police are included from 2002/03 onwards.
As of March 2003 there were 3,500 men serving a sentence in prison for murder or manslaughter
UK Firearm statistics
Offences recorded by the police in which firearms were reported to have been used
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1994 |
15,985 |
1995 |
15,730 |
1996 |
16,177 |
1997 |
14,424 |
1998-1999 |
15,778 |
1999-2000 |
18,716 |
2000-01 |
19,457 |
