FOI reference: FOI-2025-2702
You asked
I'd like to know how many people of non-white-English ethnicity and non-English nationality have murdered people of white-English ethnicity and English nationality in England since the 1 May 1997 (1/5/1997) to the most present date and provide a list of all the murderer's ethnicities please.
We said
Thank you for your request.
We publish Homicide in England and Wales data which includes findings from the analyses based on the Homicide Index recorded by the Home Office. The Home Office Homicide Index contains record-level information about each homicide recorded by the police in England and Wales.
Table 32 in this publication provides data on the number of principal suspects convicted of homicide by ethnic appearance of the victim and the principal suspect. This is combined data for the year ending March 2022 to year ending March 2024. The figures are subject to revision as cases are dealt with by the police and by the courts, or as further information becomes available. Combined data sets for previous years can be found in our Appendix tables: homicide in England and Wales publication.
Unfortunately, we do not hold data on the nationality of homicide victims and suspects.
As these data are collected by the Home Office, it may be helpful to contact them directly if you have any further questions. They can be contacted via email at CrimeandPoliceStats@homeoffice.gov.uk.
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) are primarily responsible for data on offenders. They publish statistics each quarter which may be of use to you. They also publish data on prosecutions, convictions and sentencing outcomes by offence code in their Outcomes by Offence data tool: June 2024 tables. Using this tool, you can filter by offence, age, sex, ethnicity and various other categories.
The Ministry of Justice may also be able to help you further if you have any questions. They can be contacted at CJS_Statistics@justice.gov.uk.