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According to the National Archives ( UK ) :
There were 341 homicide cases in England and Wales in 1901 and 28 people, two of whom were women, were convicted of murder and sentenced to death. Of these, 15 were executed, 1 was sent to Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum and the remainder, including the women, had their sentences commuted to penal servitude for life. Most murders, then and now, were committed using a knife or blunt instrument.
By the 1970s, there were on average 467 homicides a year in England and Wales, compared to an average of 389 in the 1870s. However, given the relative population sizes, this shows a higher homicide rate in late-Victorian society than in the late 20th century.
According to the National Archives ( UK ) :
There were 341 homicide cases in England and Wales in 1901 and 28 people, two of whom were women, were convicted of murder and sentenced to death. Of these, 15 were executed, 1 was sent to Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum and the remainder, including the women, had their sentences commuted to penal servitude for life. Most murders, then and now, were committed using a knife or blunt instrument.
By the 1970s, there were on average 467 homicides a year in England and Wales, compared to an average of 389 in the 1870s. However, given the relative population sizes, this shows a higher homicide rate in late-Victorian society than in the late 20th century.
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