Nine out of 10 unsolved murders in London linked to non-white victims

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/aug/23/nine-out-of-10-unsolved-murders-in-london-linked-to-non-white-victims

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OhNoMoreLemmy@lemmy.ml · 14 pts · 16h

Analysis of ~unsolved~ homicides in London between 2019 and 2023 found minority ethnic British people made up 61% of victims. When researchers assessed unsolved murders, 92.9% of cases in the capital were connected with a victim who was a person of colour.

The guardian has screwed up what the numbers mean, so here's the actual report.

https://aoav.org.uk/2026/uk-capitals-cold-murder-cases-reveal-a-deadly-racial-disparity-young-black-men-are-disproportionately-represented-in-londons-unsolved-killings/

Non-White British individuals made up 92.9% of all unsolved murder victims in London between 2019 and 2023. Between 2019 to 2023, non-White British individuals accounted for 61.7% of reported homicides.

lemmysmash@piefed.social · 13 pts · 16h

Since The Guardian for some reason didn't bother to print the full statistics from their very own source, I'll do it myself: https://aoav.org.uk/2026/londons-2025-murders-examined-key-figures-in-the-uk-capitals-homicides/

Denjin@feddit.uk · 3 pts · 11h

Is this the 2 tier policing we supposed to be really angry about?

Flax_vert@feddit.uk · 1 pts · 14h

Oh boy, we're talking about race again?

join@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 12h

nhi