Number of black homicide victims at highest in nearly two decades

The number of black victims of homicide in England and Wales has climbed to its highest level in nearly two decades, according to the Office for National Statistics.

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105 black victims were recorded in the 12 months to March 2020 – up from 96 the previous year, and the highest since the 12 months to March 2002. The majority of homicide victims in 2019/20 were white, but proportionately black people were...