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More Than a third of All homicides in the UK in the Year 2019 were as a result of a fatal stabbing

The Number of road deaths in the UK in the Year 2019, for the First Time in five years, the BBC suggests the research.

a total of 650 people were killed in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland in the past Year , down from 774 homicides committed in the Year 2018, police figures show.

Despite The Drop , Murder in London rose for the third consecutive calendar Year - to the highest level since 2008.

It Comes a week after the Minister of the interior were 18 police - £35m to combat violence.

the Whole 2019, the BBC recorded the details of Murder and Manslaughter investigations by the 46 British police.

homicide numbers fell to 26 these forces during the five included, the same number as in the Year 2018.

In London - One of the areas to see a significant increase in The Number of murders was at its highest - the Metropolitan Police launched 149 homicide investigations.

of The British Transport Police led and Jack Merritt and Saskia Jones were both stabbed in the.

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this meant that the total for London for 2019 rose to the highest level since 2008, when there were 154 murders.

The Police Met said that the violence remained a top priority, adding that it had districts anti-knife-Crime plans specific to The City and has More Than said the 32,000 civil servants by the summer of 2020 - the equivalent to a

Commander Jane Connors: "We know that the drug trade is inextricably linked with a high proportion of the violence on our streets.

"Therefore, we will continue to target those who for the sole purpose of financial gain, benefit children and target The Most vulnerable in our communities.

"However, the causes of the violence are not able to solve complex and police alone.

"solutions require a holistic and sustainable approach, a series of measures by the government, education, health, social services, housing, youth services, and The Public . "

According to the BBC research, the majority of The British police to a decline in homicides looked at in comparison with the Year 2018.

West Midlands police said The Number decreased from 51 in the Year 2018 to 39 in the last Year , while homicides in Greater Manchester went from 64 to 39.

In Merseyside, killing level halved, down from 21 to 10, while West Yorkshire Police launched 21 homicide investigations in the Year 2019, compared to 39 in the Year 2018.

Merseyside Police Assistant Chief Constable Ian Critchley said a "merciless repression" of the serious organised Crime , and also the reduction in The Number of domestic violence murders.

"At The Other end, it is about the attitude of Young People in Crime in the First Place ," he said.

"are We in control of the opponent tireless people who think You Can what is in, in order to receive money and use bullying to maintain a cowardly tactic, Young People to carry knives and firearms. "

elsewhere in England, Essex, saw a substantial increase of 13 homicides in the Year 2018 to 54 homicides in the last Year , But the figure includes.

West Mercia, Devon and Cornwall, Sussex and Cheshire police forces have All seen drops in homicides recorded in the Year 2019, compared to the previous 12 months.

South Wales Police, the largest force in Wales, saw a rise in homicides from ten in the Year 2018 14 2019.

Det Ch Supt Jason Davies, said it was the power, the "priority to ensure that perpetrators are arrested, soon".

He added: "In respect of All the 14 homicide investigations in the Year 2019, a total of 22 people were arrested, indicted, or convicted. "

On December 29, the for different so-called violence-reduction units (VRU), 18 police forces in England and Wales.

Minister of the interior, Pritti Patel said the VRU "played an important role in diverting Young People away from Crime ".

In Wales, in the Year 2019, four police 25 homicide recorded offences - higher than in the previous Year , Police Scotland , the figures for the Year to end-March 2019, said homicides were up by 11% over the previous Year .

Northern Ireland saw 26 murders - Two More Than in the 2018 and PSNI said Det Supt Jason Murphy , that Many of the killings were in the North of Ireland "complex" and the diverse factors, in comparison with other regions in the United Kingdom. had

Det Supt Murphy, who is the leader, said Northern Ireland had far more "terrorist-related" homicides than the rest of the UK - But also less murders, connected with the county lines, and the organized Crime .

Ninety-five people were stabbed to Death in London in the Year 2019 In March, Three teenagers, County Tyrone , in December, A Man was accused of the Murder and 2019, Three of the cases, with paramilitaries.

The detection rate was over 80%, Det Supt Murphy added.

A Home Office spokesman said: "We are the establishment of a Royal Commission, for a fair justice system for the law-abiding majority and strengthened the protection of domestic violence victims.

"We are The Police more powers to dangerous weapons from our streets, and investment in early intervention projects and a reduction in violence units to tackle the causes of Crime . "

The First 100 UK killings in 2019, You Can the bottom of a filter for The List with All the categories. 100 Murders, Brian Fox , 1. January Dundee

Brian Fox ,62, died after an altercation at a taxi rank in Dundee City Centre .

He suffered a fatal head injury when he fell to the ground after being punched. Wes Reid, 20, was cleared of Manslaughter at The High Court in Edinburgh. to have

His co-defendant, Adam Valentine, 25, admitted to being attacked, Mr. Fox was described as a peacemaker.

Charlotte Huggins-1. January Camberwell, South London

Charlotte Huggins,33, died just hours after celebrating the Start to the New Year .

she was stabbed in the back, in their South London home by her jealous boyfriend, Michael role He was in prison for a minimum of 20 years.

In a message posted on Facebook, shortly before they are attacked, Ms Huggins, had a ten-Year -old daughter, wish your Friends and Family a "healthy, happy Year 2019. "

Jay Edmunds 1. January Kirton, Lincolnshire

Jay Edmunds, 27, was described as "a vibrant, funny, beautiful, loving daughter and sister" of your Family .

was killed in A House in Kirton, Lincolnshire, which was intentionally started by their "vengeful" ex-boyfriend Ashley Martin, 32, also died in the flames.

He pushed Jay 's friend, Billy Hicks in The Heart during The Attack in the early morning hours of New Year 's day.

Billy Hicks 1. January Kirton, Lincolnshire

Billy Hicks, 24, died in A House fire in Kirton, Lincolnshire, which was intentionally started by Ashley Martin, 32, who had also stabbed him to Death .

Mr Hicks' Family said he was “a very loving and caring person. "

An inquest heard how "vindictive" Martin killed His ex-girlfriend, Jay Edmunds, 27, in The Blaze , which began in the early morning hours of New Year 's day.

Tudor Simionov 1. January Central London

Tudor Simionov, 33, works as a bouncer at a private New Year 's eve party in the centre of London , when he was fatally stabbed after a group of men tried to gate-crash.

Adam Khalil, 21, and Haroon Akram, 26, pleaded guilty to His Manslaughter . A third defendant will be tried again, later this Year .

Mr. Simionov had to Start recently, from Romania a new Life in London .

David Capseed 3. January, Old Swan , Liverpool

David Capseed, 57, was beaten "and kicked to Death " in a salvation army hostel in Liverpool by a fellow resident Michael Mcconville .

The study is part of that McConville, who was a drug addict, the idea that Mr Capseed had stolen money.

He killed him in a "completely unwarranted and unnecessary punishment beating", and was in prison for a minimum of 16-and-a-half years. Mr Capseed was loved a "deeply and appreciated Father " to His Three Sons .

Lee Pomeroy 4. January Horsley, Surrey

Lee Pomeroy , 51, was murdered while traveling on a train in London with His 14-Year -old Son .

He had got into a dispute with another passenger who launched a "frenzied" attack, stabbing in the IT-consultant 18 times in 20 seconds. Darren Pencille, a paranoid schizophrenic with More Than a dozen previous convictions, was in prison for a minimum of 28 years.

Mr. Pomeroy's widow, Svetlana said: "On Friday, may 4. January changed My Life and the lives of my Son for always. My husband of 18 years died in a sudden, violent and disturbing Way . "

Simbiso Aretha Moula 4. January Rainham, East London

Simbiso Aretha Moula, 39, was found dead in her house in East London .

her husband Garikayo Moula, 51, who thinks he's got You killed, or died by hanging.

He had supposedly been stabbed to Death .

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Source of news: bbc.com