UK: Homicides Highest for a Decade, Fatal Stabbings Highest Since Records Began
7 Feb 2019
Homicides in England and Wales are at their highest rate for decade, as official statistics reveal a rise in fatal stabbings, with largest increases in the numbers of young, male, and black victims.
The Office of National Statistics (ONS) data from the Home Office Homicide Index released Thursday revealed that there were 695 homicides in the year to March 2018, 15 per cent higher that in the preceding period.
Adding in fatalities from terror attacks in London and Manchester, that figure rises to 726, with the total homicides at their highest since the year ending March 2008, where 729 people were killed.
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/02/07/uk-homicides-highest-decade-fatal-stabbings-highest-since-1946/
