A dataset containing homicides recorded by the Metropolitan Police from 2003-2023
homicidesA data frame with 2670 rows and 9 variables:
Age group of the victim. One of: "Adult", "Adolescent/Young Adult", "Child", "Elderly".
Sex of the victim. "Male" or "Female"
Recorded method of killing, e.g., "Knife or Sharp Implement", "Blunt Implement", etc.
Indicates whether the incident was flagged as domestic abuse.
Whether the case has been solved. One of: "Solved", "Unsolved"
London Borough where the homicide occurred
Recorded ethnicity of the victim. One of "Asian", "Black", "Not Reported/Not Known", "Other", "White".
Year in which the incident was recorded.
Basic Command Unit where the homicide occurred (Homicide units changed from Boroughs to BCUs in 2017).