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<p>The Home Office Homicide Index holds information on the ethnicity of both victims
and suspects for homicide offences recorded by the police in England and Wales.</p><p>The
information requested for the latest available three years (2014/15 to 2016/17) is
given in the table.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8"><p><strong>Number
of homicides recorded by the police in England and Wales, by ethnicity of victim and
principal suspect where a suspect has been convicted of homicide, committed suicide
or died for year ending March 2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td colspan="7"><p><strong>Suspect
ethnicity self-defined</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Victim ethnicity (visual)</strong></p></td><td><p>Asian
or Asian British</p></td><td><p>Black or Black British</p></td><td><p>Chinese or other
ethnic group</p></td><td><p>Mixed</p></td><td><p>White</p></td><td><p>Not recorded/not
known</p></td><td><p>Grand Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="7"><p>Numbers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asian
(Indian sub-continent)</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Black</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>231</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>281</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not
known/not recorded</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p><strong>23</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>51</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>254</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>22</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>371</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Source:
Homicide Index, Home Office</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>1.
As at 16 November 2017; figures are subject to revision as cases are dealt with by
the police and by the courts, or as further information becomes available.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p><strong>Number of homicides recorded by the police
in England and Wales, by ethnicity of victim and principal suspect where a suspect
has been convicted of homicide, committed suicide or died for year ending March 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Suspect ethnicity self-defined</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Victim ethnicity (visual)</strong></p></td><td><p>Asian
or Asian British</p></td><td><p>Black or Black British</p></td><td><p>Mixed</p></td><td><p>White</p></td><td><p>Not
recorded/not known</p></td><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td colspan="6"><p>Numbers</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asian
(Indian sub-continent)</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Black</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>197</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>238</p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not known/not recorded</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p><strong>21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>47</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>220</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>323</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Source: Homicide Index, Home Office</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>1. As at 16 November 2017; figures
are subject to revision as cases are dealt with by the police and by the courts, or
as further information becomes available.</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p><strong>Number of homicides recorded by the police
in England and Wales, by ethnicity of victim and principal suspect where a suspect
has been convicted of homicide, committed suicide or died for year ending March 2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td
colspan="7"><p><strong>Suspect ethnicity self-defined</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Victim
ethnicity (visual)</strong></p></td><td><p>Asian or Asian British</p></td><td><p>Black
or Black British</p></td><td><p>Chinese or other ethnic group</p></td><td><p>Mixed</p></td><td><p>White</p></td><td><p>Not
recorded/not known</p></td><td><p>Grand Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td
colspan="7"><p>Numbers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asian (Indian sub-continent)</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Black</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>161</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not
known/not recorded</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p><strong>18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>22</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>154</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>213</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Source:
Homicide Index, Home Office</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>1.
As at 16 November 2017; figures are subject to revision as cases are dealt with by
the police and by the courts, or as further information becomes available.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>.</p>
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