In the second quarter of 2020 there were 29 homicides recorded by the Metropolitan Police in London, the fewest in a single quarter since the last quarter of 2018, when there were 27. There has been a steady increase in the number of homicides in London during this time, with a peak of 51 in the second quarter of 2017.
Number of homicide offences recorded by the London Metropolitan Police from 2nd quarter 2010 to 2nd quarter 2020
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Metropolitan Police. (July 6, 2020). Number of homicide offences recorded by the London Metropolitan Police from 2nd quarter 2010 to 2nd quarter 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/865431/murders-in-london-by-quarter/
Metropolitan Police. "Number of homicide offences recorded by the London Metropolitan Police from 2nd quarter 2010 to 2nd quarter 2020." Chart. July 6, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/865431/murders-in-london-by-quarter/
Metropolitan Police. (2020). Number of homicide offences recorded by the London Metropolitan Police from 2nd quarter 2010 to 2nd quarter 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/865431/murders-in-london-by-quarter/
Metropolitan Police. "Number of Homicide Offences Recorded by The London Metropolitan Police from 2nd Quarter 2010 to 2nd Quarter 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/865431/murders-in-london-by-quarter/
Metropolitan Police, Number of homicide offences recorded by the London Metropolitan Police from 2nd quarter 2010 to 2nd quarter 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/865431/murders-in-london-by-quarter/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of homicide offences recorded by the London Metropolitan Police from 2nd quarter 2010 to 2nd quarter 2020 [Graph], Metropolitan Police, July 6, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/865431/murders-in-london-by-quarter/
