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Crimes of Violence: Victims

Volume 489: debated on Tuesday 10 March 2009

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Chris Grayling

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with reference to Table 1.03 of her Department’s Statistical Bulletin 02/09 on homicides, firearm offences and intimate violence 2007-08, if she will break down the figures by age of victim. (258704)

Jacqui Smith

The information requested is given in the following tables.

Table A—Offences currently1 recorded as homicide where victim is male, by apparent method of killing and age of victim: England and Wales, 1997-98 to 2007-082,3

Year offence initially recorded as homicide2

Apparent method

Victim age (years)

1997-98

1998-99

1999-00

2000-01

2001-02

2002-03

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

Sharp instrument

Under 1 year

—

—

1

—

—

1

2

—

—

1

—

1 to 4 incl.

—

—

1

1

1

—

—

—

—

—

1

5 to 15 incl.

1

1

3

3

7

2

4

1

4

4

8

16 to 29 incl.

52

52

66

67

78

69

82

73

75

88

88

30 to 49 incl.

58

70

63

67

76

77

70

74

56

76

87

50 to 69 incl.

25

23

17

16

27

23

20

31

23

19

26

70 and over

1

5

2

2

5

11

5

9

4

2

2

Sharp instrument total

137

151

153

156

194

183

183

188

162

190

212

Blunt instrument

Under 1 year

1

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

1 to 4 incl.

—

—

—

1

2

—

—

1

1

—

—

5 to 15 incl.

1

—

—

2

—

1

—

—

—

1

2

16 to 29 incl.

14

15

17

10

10

4

11

19

9

5

14

30 to 49 incl.

16

11

17

22

18

15

25

16

16

18

14

50 to 69 incl.

10

10

8

10

4

4

13

9

10

8

9

70 and over

5

5

2

5

2

2

4

4

5

2

5

Blunt instrument total

47

41

44

50

36

26

53

49

41

34

44

Hitting, kicking, etc.

Under 1 year

2

2

—

1

3

2

1

—

—

1

2

1 to 4 incl.

1

1

—

—

1

1

3

—

1

—

1

5 to 15 incl.

2

2

2

—

2

1

2

1

—

1

—

16 to 29 incl.

16

23

19

21

25

26

23

28

23

31

34

30 to 49 incl.

41

32

47

47

59

56

53

43

45

63

71

50 to 69 incl.

14

11

10

14

24

21

23

29

19

21

27

70 and over

3

5

4

3

6

5

5

10

3

9

5

unknown

—

—

—

—

—

—

1

—

—

—

—

Hitting, kicking, etc. total

79

76

82

86

120

112

111

111

91

126

140

Strangulation

Under 1 year

1

4

2

3

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

1 to 4 incl.

—

2

2

2

3

1

1

1

—

6

5

5 to 15 incl.

2

5

2

9

3

—

—

1

—

—

1

16 to 29 incl.

2

4

4

4

1

5

4

2

2

5

4

30 to 49 incl.

2

6

2

8

5

6

7

5

5

9

4

50 to 69 incl.

5

5

6

3

2

6

2

5

4

2

1

70 and over

—

3

2

1

2

—

2

—

2

—

—

unknown

—

—

—

54

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Strangulation total

12

29

20

84

18

20

18

16

14

23

16

Shooting

Under 1 year

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

1 to 4 incl.

—

—

—

1

1

—

—

—

—

—

—

5 to 15 incl.

2

—

—

—

3

—

1

1

—

4

1

16 to 29 incl.

14

18

23

33

47

27

27

31

24

32

27

30 to 49 incl.

27

19

24

22

34

25

23

22

12

11

16

50 to 69 incl.

2

5

5

6

5

3

8

1

3

6

3

70 and over

—

—

—

1

1

—

2

2

—

—

—

unknown

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

3

—

—

—

Shooting total

45

42

52

63

91

55

61

60

39

53

47

Explosion

Under 1 year

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

1 to 4 incl.

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

5 to 15 incl.

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

16 to 29 incl.

1

—

—

1

—

1

—

1

11

—

—

30 to 49 incl.

—

1

3

1

—

1

—

—

8

—

—

50 to 69 incl.

—

1

—

—

—

—

—

1

5

1

—

70 and over

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Explosion total

1

2

3

2

—

2

—

2

24

1

—

Burning

Under 1 year

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

1

1

—

—

1 to 4 incl.

2

2

—

1

1

1

1

1

—

2

1

5 to 15 incl.

6

1

2

1

—

—

5

2

3

1

1

16 to 29 incl.

1

3

—

1

2

2

4

—

3

—

3

30 to 49 incl.

4

2

3

5

8

2

8

4

5

6

7

50 to 69 incl.

1

4

1

1

3

1

1

7

2

3

2

70 and over

1

1

3

—

1

1

—

2

1

2

—

Burning total

15

13

9

9

15

7

19

17

15

14

14

Drowning

Under 1 year

1

—

—

—

—

—

1

—

—

—

—

1 to 4 incl.

1

2

—

2

—

3

1

2

1

1

—

5 to 15 incl.

—

—

1

2

2

1

—

—

—

1

—

16 to 29 incl.

2

—

1

2

4

—

4

3

1

—

4

30 to 49 incl.

—

1

—

1

1

—

14

2

1

5

—

50 to 69 incl.

1

—

1

—

1

—

—

1

—

1

1

70 and over

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Drowning total

5

3

3

7

8

4

20

8

3

8

5

Poison or drugs

Under 1 year

—

—

—

2

—

1

—

—

2

—

—

1 to 4 incl.

—

2

3

—

1

3

—

2

1

3

1

5 to 15 incl.

—

4

3

1

—

4

1

—

—

1

1

16 to 29 incl.

5

9

8

9

5

7

1

6

3

9

3

30 to 49 incl.

5

6

5

6

13

9

8

7

10

9

11

50 to 69 incl.

1

3

1

1

—

5

—

2

2

1

—

70 and over

1

—

—

2

1

38

1

2

2

2

—

Poison or drugs total

12

24

20

21

20

67

11

19

20

25

16

Motor vehicle

Under 1 year

—

—

—

1

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

1 to 4 incl.

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

1

—

—

—

5 to 15 incl.

—

—

1

1

1

1

3

—

—

—

—

16 to 29 incl.

4

6

1

3

5

4

5

7

5

1

2

30 to 49 incl.

6

4

5

6

7

9

4

6

2

2

5

50 to 69 incl.

2

1

3

—

2

3

2

3

4

—

1

70 and over

—

—

—

—

—

1

1

—

1

—

1

Motor vehicle total

12

11

10

11

15

18

15

17

12

3

9

Other

Under 1 year

13

11

13

18

6

8

11

7

7

4

9

1 to 4 incl.

3

3

1

5

3

5

3

4

—

3

3

5 to 15 incl.

1

—

—

1

—

—

—

2

—

1

1

16 to 29 incl.

3

2

1

8

4

3

3

4

1

4

5

30 to 49 incl.

1

2

3

6

3

7

2

6

4

7

6

50 to 69 incl.

2

6

2

4

4

2

2

4

2

6

5

70 and over

3

2

4

4

5

2

—

1

3

1

1

Other total

26

26

24

46

25

27

21

28

17

26

30

Not known

Under 1 year

1

2

2

—

—

—

2

1

3

3

2

1 to 4 incl.

—

1

—

1

1

1

1

—

1

1

1

5 to 15 incl.

1

—

—

—

2

—

—

1

2

3

1

16 to 29 incl.

3

1

9

2

2

6

8

12

10

11

5

30 to 49 incl.

2

4

11

4

4

7

17

13

21

14

7

50 to 69 incl.

2

4

6

2

4

4

13

3

2

9

6

70 and over

—

—

1

—

4

2

1

—

2

3

—

unknown

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

9

—

—

—

Not known total

9

12

29

9

17

20

42

39

41

44

22

Total male victims

400

430

449

544

559

541

554

554

479

547

555

— denotes nil

1 As at 4 November 2008; figures are subject to revision as cases are dealt with by the police and by the courts, or as further information becomes available.

2 Offences are shown according to the year in which they were initially recorded as homicide, which is not necessarily the year in which the offence took place or the year in which any court decision was made.

3 Data for 2008-09 are not yet published.

Table B—Offences currently1 recorded as homicide where victim is female, by apparent method of killing and age of victim: England and Wales, 1997-98 to 2007-082, 3

Year offence initially recorded as homicide2

Apparent method

Victim age (years)

1997-98

1998-99

1999-00

2000-01

2001-02

2002-03

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

Sharp instrument

Under 1 year

—

—

1

1

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

1 to 4 incl.

1

1

—

—

1

1

3

—

—

1

1

5 to 15 incl.

4

—

2

1

—

2

2

—

—

1

2

16 to 29 incl.

18

11

17

16

21

22

20

22

18

24

14

30 to 49 incl.

31

24

23

29

28

31

25

30

27

38

27

50 to 69 incl.

6

7

13

7

11

16

6

15

9

14

12

70 plus

5

7

4

5

6

11

3

5

3

1

2

Sharp instrument total

65

50

60

59

67

83

59

72

57

79

58

Blunt instrument

Under 1 year

1

1

1

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

1 to 4 incl.

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

5 to 15 incl.

—

—

2

1

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

16 to 29 incl.

3

7

6

4

5

4

4

6

7

2

3

30 to 49 incl.

7

7

8

17

12

8

5

2

5

3

7

50 to 69 incl.

7

4

4

2

5

3

5

5

4

1

4

70 plus

3

5

5

3

2

7

6

4

3

5

8

Blunt instrument total

21

24

26

27

24

22

20

17

19

11

22

Hitting, kicking, etc.

Under 1 year

—

2

1

—

—

1

1

1

1

—

4

1 to 4 incl.

3

—

—

1

—

2

1

1

—

1

1

5 to 15 incl.

—

—

—

2

1

2

—

1

1

1

—

16 to 29 incl.

7

3

3

3

6

2

5

3

7

3

6

30 to 49 incl.

5

5

6

3

6

12

9

3

7

4

6

50 to 69 incl.

4

3

—

1

4

7

5

3

1

4

2

70 plus

5

—

3

6

8

12

5

4

3

2

4

Hitting, kicking, etc. total

24

13

13

16

25

38

26

16

20

15

23

Strangulation

Under 1 year

5

2

—

4

3

7

1

2

1

—

1

1 to 4 incl.

1

—

—

1

—

—

1

—

2

—

—

5 to 15 incl.

1

3

2

3

—

4

2

5

2

2

—

16 to 29 incl.

19

13

10

23

16

13

11

13

9

12

11

30 to 49 incl.

14

12

19

18

26

14

18

17

16

9

15

50 to 69 incl.

3

10

4

6

6

2

11

3

7

6

9

70 plus

7

9

1

4

9

7

5

8

6

2

5

unknown

—

—

—

4

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Strangulation total

50

49

36

63

60

47

49

48

43

31

41

Shooting

Under 1 year

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

1 to 4 incl.

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

5 to 15 incl.

—

—

—

1

1

2

1

1

—

1

1

16 to 29 incl.

1

2

2

2

—

9

—

5

4

—

3

30 to 49 incl.

2

2

5

3

2

6

3

1

5

3

50 to 69 incl.

3

—

1

1

2

3

2

1

1

1

70 plus

1

—

1

2

1

—

—

2

—

1

2

unknown

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

1

—

—

Shooting total

7

4

9

9

6

20

6

10

11

6

6

Explosion

Under 1 year

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

1 to 4 incl.

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

5 to 15 incl.

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

16 to 29 incl.

—

—

1

—

—

—

—

—

13

—

—

30 to 49 incl.

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

13

—

—

50 to 69 incl.

—

—

—

—

1

—

—

—

3

—

—

70 plus

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Explosion total

—

—

1

—

1

—

—

—

29

—

—

Burning

Under 1 year

—

1

—

1

—

1

—

—

—

—

—

1 to 4 incl.

2

2

—

—

1

1

—

—

—

1

1

5 to 15 incl.

2

3

1

—

3

7

1

1

2

4

2

16 to 29 incl.

3

5

1

3

2

1

2

1

5

2

4

30 to 49 incl.

5

3

1

3

4

3

1

7

4

6

3

50 to 69 incl.

1

2

—

2

1

1

4

5

1

—

—

70 plus

—

3

1

—

3

1

1

1

—

2

3

Burning total

13

19

4

9

14

15

9

15

12

15

13

Drowning

Under 1 year

1

1

1

1

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

1 to 4 incl.

—

1

—

—

1

1

1

—

—

—

1

5 to 15 incl.

—

1

—

—

—

—

1

1

—

—

—

16 to 29 incl.

—

—

—

—

1

—

—

1

1

—

—

30 to 49 incl.

—

—

2

1

1

—

2

2

—

1

—

50 to 69 incl.

—

—

—

—

—

1

—

—

—

—

—

70 plus

—

—

—

—

1

1

—

—

—

—

—

Drowning total

1

3

3

2

4

3

4

4

1

1

1

Poison or drugs

Under 1 year

1

—

—

—

—

—

1

1

—

—

—

1 to 4 incl.

—

1

1

2

—

—

—

2

—

—

1

5 to 15 incl.

—

3

1

2

—

1

1

—

2

—

—

16 to 29 incl.

—

2

1

1

5

2

2

—

1

—

—

30 to 49 incl.

2

2

3

3

3

1

1

3

2

—

3

50 to 69 incl.

1

7

4

—

3

23

1

2

1

—

—

70 plus

1

8

23

4

4

108

3

2

5

1

—

Poison or drugs total

5

23

33

12

15

135

9

10

11

1

4

Motor vehicle

Under 1 year

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

1 to 4 incl.

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

1

—

—

5 to 15 incl.

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

16 to 29 incl.

1

2

—

3

2

—

3

1

—

—

1

30 to 49 incl.

—

—

1

1

1

1

2

2

1

2

2

50 to 69 incl.

—

1

—

1

1

1

1

2

—

—

—

70 plus

—

—

—

—

—

1

1

—

—

—

—

unknown

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

1

—

Motor vehicle total

1

3

1

5

4

3

7

5

2

3

3

Other

Under 1 year

2

9

6

16

2

8

3

5

4

5

3

1 to 4 incl.

1

—

1

2

2

6

2

4

—

3

2

5 to 15 incl.

2

—

1

—

—

1

1

—

—

—

3

16 to 29 incl.

1

—

—

3

1

1

2

1

1

1

3

30 to 49 incl.

1

3

1

1

2

—

1

—

—

3

3

50 to 69 incl.

2

2

3

—

2

2

1

—

—

1

3

70 plus

3

3

4

—

6

3

5

3

3

2

5

Other total

12

17

16

22

15

21

15

13

8

15

22

Not known

Under 1 year

—

2

3

—

—

2

2

2

3

1

2

1 to 4 incl.

1

2

2

—

—

—

1

1

1

3

1

5 to 15 incl.

1

1

—

—

2

5

1

1

2

1

—

16 to 29 incl.

3

2

8

2

4

5

5

7

10

8

6

30 to 49 incl.

4

2

7

3

7

7

5

6

10

4

3

50 to 69 incl.

1

1

2

—

1

2

3

—

1

1

3

70 plus

—

1

2

—

—

4

1

2

3

—

—

unknown

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

1

1

—

—

Not known total

10

11

24

5

14

25

18

20

31

18

15

Total female victims

209

216

226

229

249

412

222

230

244

195

208

— denotes nil

1 As at 4 November 2008; figures are subject to revision as cases are dealt with by the police and by the courts, or as further information becomes available.

2 Offences are shown according to the year in which they were initially recorded as homicide, which is not necessarily the year in which the offence took place or the year in which any court decision was made.

3 Data for 2008-09 are not yet published.

Table C—Offences currently1 recorded as homicide by apparent method of killing and age of victim: England and Wales, 1997-98 to 2007-082, 3

Year offence initially recorded as homicide2

Apparent method

Victim age (years)

1997-98

1998-99

1999-00

2000-01

2001-02

2002-03

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

Sharp instrument

Under 1 year

—

—

2

1

—

1

2

—

—

1

—

1 to 4 incl.

1

1

1

1

2

1

3

—

—

1

2

5 to 15 incl.

5

1

5

4

7

4

6

1

4

5

10

16 to 29 incl.

70

63

83

83

99

91

102

95

93

112

102

30 to 49 incl.

89

94

86

96

104

108

95

104

83

114

114

50 to 69 incl.

31

30

30

23

38

39

26

46

32

33

38

70 plus

6

12

6

7

11

22

8

14

7

3

4

Sharp instrument total

202

201

213

215

261

266

242

260

219

269

270

Blunt instrument

Under 1 year

2

1

1

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

1 to 4 incl.

—

—

—

1

2

—

—

1

1

—

—

5 to 15 incl.

1

—

2

3

—

1

—

—

—

1

2

16 to 29 incl.

17

22

23

14

15

8

15

25

16

7

17

30 to 49 incl.

23

18

25

39

30

23

30

18

21

21

21

50 to 69 incl.

17

14

12

12

9

7

18

14

14

9

13

70 plus

8

10

7

8

4

9

10

8

8

7

13

Blunt instrument total

68

65

70

77

60

48

73

66

60

45

66

Hitting, kicking, etc.

Under 1 year

2

4

1

1

3

3

2

1

1

1

6

1 to 4 incl.

4

1

—

1

1

3

4

1

1

1

2

5 to 15 incl.

2

2

2

2

3

3

2

2

1

2

—

16 to 29 incl.

23

26

22

24

31

28

28

31

30

34

40

30 to 49 incl.

46

37

53

50

65

68

62

46

52

67

77

50 to 69 incl.

18

14

10

15

28

28

28

32

20

25

29

70 plus

8

5

7

9

14

17

10

14

6

11

9

unknown

—

—

—

—

—

—

1

—

—

—

—

Hitting, kicking, etc. total

103

89

95

102

145

150

137

127

111

141

163

Strangulation4

Under 1 year

6

6

2

7

5

9

3

4

2

1

2

1 to 4 incl.

1

2

2

3

3

1

2

1

2

6

5

5 to 15 incl.

3

8

4

12

3

4

2

6

2

2

1

16 to 29 incl.

21

17

14

27

17

18

15

15

11

17

15

30 to 49 incl.

16

18

21

26

31

20

25

22

21

18

19

50 to 69 incl.

8

15

10

9

8

8

13

8

11

8

10

70 plus

7

12

3

5

11

7

7

8

8

2

5

unknown

—

—

—

58

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Strangulation total

62

78

56

147

78

67

67

64

57

54

57

Shooting5

Under 1 year

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

1 to 4 incl.

—

—

—

1

1

—

—

—

—

—

—

5 to 15 incl.

2

—

—

1

4

2

2

2

—

5

2

16 to 29 incl.

15

20

25

35

47

36

27

36

28

32

30

30 to 49 incl.

29

21

29

25

36

31

26

23

17

14

16

50 to 69 incl.

5

5

6

7

7

6

10

2

4

7

3

70 plus

1

—

1

3

2

—

2

4

—

1

2

unknown

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

3

1

—

—

Shooting total

52

46

61

72

97

75

67

70

50

59

53

Explosion6

Under 1 year

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

1 to 4 incl.

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

5 to 15 incl.

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

16 to 29 incl.

1

—

1

1

—

1

—

1

24

—

—

30 to 49 incl.

—

1

3

1

—

1

—

—

21

—

—

50 to 69 incl.

—

1

—

—

1

—

—

1

8

1

—

70 plus

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Explosion total

1

2

4

2

1

2

—

2

53

1

—

Burning

Under 1 year

—

1

—

1

—

1

—

1

1

—

—

1 to 4 incl.

4

4

—

1

2

2

1

1

—

3

2

5 to 15 incl.

8

4

3

1

3

7

6

3

5

5

3

16 to 29 incl.

4

8

1

4

4

3

6

1

8

2

7

30 to 49 incl.

9

5

4

8

12

5

9

11

9

12

10

50 to 69 incl.

2

6

1

3

4

2

5

12

3

3

2

70 plus

1

4

4

—

4

2

1

3

1

4

3

Burning total

28

32

13

18

29

22

28

32

27

29

27

Drowning7

Under 1 year

2

1

1

1

—

—

1

—

—

—

—

1 to 4 incl.

1

3

—

2

1

4

2

2

1

1

1

5 to 15 incl.

—

1

1

2

2

1

1

1

—

1

—

16 to 29 incl.

2

—

1

2

5

—

4

4

2

—

4

30 to 49 incl.

—

1

2

2

2

—

16

4

1

6

—

50 to 69 incl.

1

—

1

—

1

1

—

1

—

1

1

70 plus

—

—

—

—

1

1

—

—

—

—

—

Drowning total

6

6

6

9

12

7

24

12

4

9

6

Poison or drugs8

Under 1 year

1

—

—

2

—

1

1

1

2

—

—

1 to 4 incl.

—

3

4

2

1

3

—

4

1

3

2

5 to 15 incl.

—

7

4

3

—

5

2

—

2

1

1

16 to 29 incl.

5

11

9

10

10

9

3

6

4

9

3

30 to 49 incl.

7

8

8

9

16

10

9

10

12

9

14

50 to 69 incl.

2

10

5

1

3

28

1

4

3

1

—

70 plus

2

8

23

6

5

146

4

4

7

3

—

Poison or drugs total

17

47

53

33

35

202

20

29

31

26

20

Motor vehicle9

Under 1 year

—

—

—

1

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

1 to 4 incl.

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

1

1

—

—

5 to 15 incl.

—

—

1

1

1

1

3

—

—

—

—

16 to 29 incl.

5

8

1

6

7

4

8

8

5

1

3

30 to 49 incl.

6

4

6

7

8

10

6

8

3

4

7

50 to 69 incl.

2

2

3

1

3

4

3

5

4

—

1

70 plus

—

—

—

—

—

2

2

—

1

—

1

unknown

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

1

—

Motor vehicle total

13

14

11

16

19

21

22

22

14

6

12

Other

Under 1 year

15

20

19

34

8

16

14

12

11

9

12

1 to 4 incl.

4

3

2

7

5

11

5

8

—

6

5

5 to 15 incl.

3

—

1

1

—

1

1

2

—

1

4

16 to 29 incl.

4

2

1

11

5

4

5

5

2

5

8

30 to 49 incl.

2

5

4

7

5

7

3

6

4

10

9

50 to 69 incl.

4

8

5

4

6

4

3

4

2

7

8

70 plus

6

5

8

4

11

5

5

4

6

3

6

Other total

38

43

40

68

40

48

36

41

25

41

52

Not known

Under 1 year

1

4

5

—

—

2

4

3

6

4

4

1 to 4 incl.

1

3

2

1

1

1

2

1

2

4

2

5 to 15 incl.

2

1

—

—

4

5

1

2

4

4

1

16 to 29 incl.

6

3

17

4

6

11

13

19

20

19

11

30 to 49 incl.

6

6

18

7

11

14

22

19

31

18

10

50 to 69 incl.

3

5

8

2

5

6

16

3

3

10

9

70 plus

—

1

3

—

4

6

2

2

5

3

—

unknown

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

10

1

—

—

Not known total

19

23

53

14

31

45

60

59

72

62

37

Total all victims

609

646

675

773

808

953

776

784

723

742

763

— denotes nil

1 As at 4 November 2008; figures are subject to revision as cases are dealt with by the police and by the courts, or as further information becomes available.

2 Offences are shown according to the year in which they were initially recorded as homicide, which is not necessarily the year in which the offence took place or the year in which any court decision was made.

3 Data for 2008-09 are not yet published.

4 Including asphyxiation. Year 2000-01 includes 58 Chinese nationals who collectively suffocated in a lorry en route into the UK.

5 These figures include shooting by crossbows, but excludes cases where the firearm was used as a blunt instrument.

6 Year 2005-06 includes 52 victims of the 7 July London bombings.

7 Year 2003-04 includes 20 cockle pickers who drowned in Morecambe Bay.

8 Year 2002-03 includes 172 victims of Dr. Shipman.

9 Excluding death by careless/dangerous driving and aggravated vehicle taking.