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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

Number of offences TREND Homicide 06
  TREND Homicide 06 Period

Source: Research Development & Statistics (CRCSG) Home Office

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • The figures for 2000/01 include 58 Chinese nationals who collectively suffocated in a lorry en route to the UK. 

  • Homicide includes the offences of murder, manslaughter and infanticide.

  • 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

Year
Recorded Incidents
1994
15,985
1995
15,730
1996
16,177
1997
14,424
1998-1999
15,778
1999-2000
18,716
2000-01
19,457

 

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