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Feb 10 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
We’ve published new analysis on homicide in England and Wales for the year ending March 2021 using data from the Home Office Homicide Index ow.ly/q3VK50HRuvr Homicide in England and Wales: year ending March 2021 Read o
There were 594 homicides in the year ending March 2021.

This is 12% less than the previous year (79 fewer victims), and the lowest number since year ending March 2016 (540 victims). Chart title: The homicide rate has decreased, following an i
The year ending March 2021 covered certain time periods where #COVID19 restrictions were in place, which may have led to a reduction in homicide in this year.
While the total number of homicides decreased by 12% in the year ending March 2021, trends are different for males and females.

Compared with the previous year:

▪️ the number of male victims decreased by 16% (495 to 416)
▪️ the number of female victims remained the same (177). Chart title: The number of male homicide victims has decreas
The substantial fall in the number of victims who were killed in public places compared with the previous year (a 27% decrease) may explain the different trends between males and females ow.ly/q3VK50HRuvr Chart title: Female homicide victims were most likely to be

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