crime rate, which fell from 102.4 crimes per 1,000 people in 2019/20, to 83.3 in 2020/21, before increasing to 92.8 in 2021/22, and 100.9 in the most recent reporting year.
There were 1,085 firearm offences recorded in London 2022/23, compared with 1,071 in 2021/22, which was the year with the fewest firearm offences in the provided time period. Compared with previous years there were far fewer offences in 2020/21 and 2021/22, which may have been due to the lockdowns brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. This is also reflected in London's overall Number of firearm offences (excluding air weapons) in London from 2015/16 to 2022/23 (in 1,000s)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (November 16, 2023). Number of firearm offences (excluding air weapons) in London from 2015/16 to 2022/23 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/865565/gun-crime-in-london/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of firearm offences (excluding air weapons) in London from 2015/16 to 2022/23 (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/865565/gun-crime-in-london/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Number of firearm offences (excluding air weapons) in London from 2015/16 to 2022/23 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/865565/gun-crime-in-london/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Firearm Offences (excluding Air Weapons) in London from 2015/16 to 2022/23 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/865565/gun-crime-in-london/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of firearm offences (excluding air weapons) in London from 2015/16 to 2022/23 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/865565/gun-crime-in-london/ (last visited May 09, 2024)
Number of firearm offences (excluding air weapons) in London from 2015/16 to 2022/23 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), November 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/865565/gun-crime-in-london/