Homicides
ICD10 codes: X85-Y09, Y87.1, ICD9 codes: E960-E969
Please see problems analysing intent
and further comments regarding the
probable under-count of homicides at least in England and Wales. Note also that
the following statistical analysis of differences based on direct age-standardised
rates may not be robust given the relatively small number of deaths recorded
in each region per year.
Homicides 2003 (Northern Ireland 2002):
There were at least 223 homicides in Britain and Ireland, split as follows:
| Republic of Ireland |
36 |
North East |
7 |
East of England |
3 |
| Northern Ireland |
23 |
North West |
8 |
London |
11 |
| Scotland |
101 |
Yorks and Humber |
17 |
South East |
3 |
| Wales |
4 |
East Midlands |
3 |
South West |
4 |
| England |
59 |
West Midlands |
13 |
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101 (45%) of the 223 homicides occurred in Scotland. The age-standardised mortality
rate was significantly higher in Scotland (2.0 per 100,000), Northern Ireland
(1.4), the Republic of Ireland (0.9) and Yorkshire and the Humber (0.3) compared
to the England average (0.1). The Wales rate (0.1) did not differ significantly
from England.
Homicides 1996 to 2003 (to 2002 in Northern Ireland)
The number of homicides in Britain and Ireland decreased by 25% from 1996 (299
deaths) to 2003. There was a reduction in mortality rates in most regions, with
reductions in Northern Ireland (-26%), Scotland (-21%) and the Republic of Ireland
(-9%), and significant reductions in England (-46%) and the South East (-88%).
There was a 32% increase in Wales but this was not statistically significant. |
