homicides {stCEG}R Documentation

Homicides Dataset

Description

A dataset containing homicides recorded by the Metropolitan Police from 2003-2023

Usage

homicides

Format

A data frame with 2670 rows and 9 variables:

Age_Group

Age group of the victim. One of: "Adult", "Adolescent/Young Adult", "Child", "Elderly".

Sex

Sex of the victim. "Male" or "Female"

Method_of_Killing

Recorded method of killing, e.g., "Knife or Sharp Implement", "Blunt Implement", etc.

Domestic_Abuse

Indicates whether the incident was flagged as domestic abuse.

Solved_Status

Whether the case has been solved. One of: "Solved", "Unsolved"

Borough

London Borough where the homicide occurred

Ethnicity

Recorded ethnicity of the victim. One of "Asian", "Black", "Not Reported/Not Known", "Other", "White".

Year

Year in which the incident was recorded.

BCU

Basic Command Unit where the homicide occurred (Homicide units changed from Boroughs to BCUs in 2017).

Source

Data taken and filtered from https://www.met.police.uk/police-forces/metropolitan-police/areas/stats-and-data/stats-and-data/met/homicide-dashboard/


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