Saigon
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The number of murders and killings in England and Wales has fallen to the lowest level in nearly 30 years, Office for National Statistics figures show.
Police recorded 550 homicides in 2011-12, 88 fewer than the previous year and the lowest number since 1983.
Offences such as pickpocketing, shoplifting and bicycle theft rose 2%, the only crime category to show a rise.
- The overall number of offences in 2011-12 was a third lower than in 2002-03
- There were 30,999 offences involving a knife or sharp instrument, a 5% decrease compared with 2010-11
- Provisional data shows 5,911 firearm offences were recorded - 16% down - of which 39 resulted in a death
BBC News - Crime data: Homicide at 30-year England and Wales low
Interesting to compare those murders:
UK: 550 (per capita rate 1.2)
US: 14, 748 (per capita rate 4.8)
Police recorded 550 homicides in 2011-12, 88 fewer than the previous year and the lowest number since 1983.
Offences such as pickpocketing, shoplifting and bicycle theft rose 2%, the only crime category to show a rise.
- The overall number of offences in 2011-12 was a third lower than in 2002-03
- There were 30,999 offences involving a knife or sharp instrument, a 5% decrease compared with 2010-11
- Provisional data shows 5,911 firearm offences were recorded - 16% down - of which 39 resulted in a death
BBC News - Crime data: Homicide at 30-year England and Wales low
Interesting to compare those murders:
UK: 550 (per capita rate 1.2)
US: 14, 748 (per capita rate 4.8)
