Bid to cut knife crime in Britain

Knife crime offenders in London will have to wear GPS trackers upon release from prison in a bid to tackle violence in Britain’s capital

Selected offences involving knife or sharp instrument
(43 police forces in England and Wales, excluding Greater Manchester*)

Homicide: 236 
Attempted murder: 370
Threats to kill: 2,736
Rape: 425 
Assault: 18,217 
Sexual assault: 179
Robbery: 14,613
                     
Total knife offences 2016-17: 36,776 (661 per million) 
Total knife offences 2017-18: 39,818 (712 per million)

Threats to kill: 3,133 
Homicide: 263
Attempted murder: 319 
Sexual assault: 154 
Assault: 18,460
Robbery: 17,051
Rape: 438

Homicide rates compared (2018)
London   263
New York 289

Feb 2018: London’s monthly homicide rate briefly overtook New York’s for first time – both cities have similar population sizes


*Greater Manchester Police have changed methodology used to measure data for knife offences

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Sources: ONS, Crime in England and Wales; NYPD
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