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homicides: Homicides Dataset

Description

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

Usage

homicides

Arguments

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).