Homicide in England and Wales: year ending March 2019

 https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/articles/homicideinenglandandwales/yearendingmarch2019

 There were 671 victims of homicide in the year ending March 2019, 33 fewer (5%) than the previous year, the first fall since the year ending March 2015.

• Just under three-quarters (475 or 71%) of all homicide victims in the year ending March 2019 were from the White ethnic group.³ This was a decrease of 33 victims (from 508) compared with the year ending March 2018.

  There were 97 Black victims in the last year, accounting for 14% of all victims. This is an increase of four homicides compared with the previous year and the highest number of Black victims since 2001 to 2002 (106).