In 2021/22 there were 696 homicides that took place in England and Wales, with 496 of these victims belonging to the white ethnic group. Although there were fewer black victims than white victims in this reporting year, people of the black ethnic group had a very high number of homicide victims relative to the overall black population, at almost 50 homicides per million population between 2017 and 2020.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (February 9, 2023). Number of homicides in England and Wales from 2009/10 to 2021/22 ethnic appearance of victim [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1214153/homicides-in-england-and-wales-by-ethnicity/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of homicides in England and Wales from 2009/10 to 2021/22 ethnic appearance of victim." Chart. February 9, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1214153/homicides-in-england-and-wales-by-ethnicity/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Number of homicides in England and Wales from 2009/10 to 2021/22 ethnic appearance of victim. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1214153/homicides-in-england-and-wales-by-ethnicity/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Homicides in England and Wales from 2009/10 to 2021/22 Ethnic Appearance of Victim." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1214153/homicides-in-england-and-wales-by-ethnicity/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of homicides in England and Wales from 2009/10 to 2021/22 ethnic appearance of victim Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1214153/homicides-in-england-and-wales-by-ethnicity/ (last visited July 08, 2024)
Number of homicides in England and Wales from 2009/10 to 2021/22 ethnic appearance of victim [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), February 9, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1214153/homicides-in-england-and-wales-by-ethnicity/