Homicide by knife or sharp object 22% more common in England and Wales….yes but drug deaths and ferries!

According to Public Health Scotland but not being covered in ‘our’ media, there were 21 homicides as a result of an assault with a sharp object in 2021/2022.

In the same period, there were 282 cases in England & Wales.

All things being equal, with 11 times the population, England & Wales might have been expected to have had 231 cases but had 51 more or 22% more.

Sources:

https://www.publichealthscotland.scot/publications/unintentional-injuries/unintentional-injuries-hospital-admissions-year-ending-31-march-2023-and-deaths-year-ending-31-december-2022/

https://www.statista.com/statistics/978830/knife-homicides-in-england-and-wales/

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