"Figure 5: Offences currently recorded as homicide by apparent method of killing and sex of victim, year ending March 2017","" "England and Wales","" "","" "Notes","1. ""Other"" includes all other apparent methods and where method is unknown. 2. ‘Strangulation, asphyxiation’ includes 96 victims from the Hillsborough disaster. " "Unit","Percentage" "","" "Apparent method of killing","Male victims (522 offences)","Female victims (187 offences)" "Sharp instrument","31","27" "Blunt instrument","6","10" "Hitting kicking etc. (without a weapon)","19","10" "Strangulation asphyxiation ","19","18" "Shooting","5","3" "Burning","1","2" "Poison or drugs","2","4" "Other","16","27"