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London murders: a predictable pattern?
Author(s) -
Spiegelhalter David,
Barnett Arthur
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
significance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1740-9713
pISSN - 1740-9705
DOI - 10.1111/j.1740-9713.2009.00334.x
Subject(s) - criminology , history , homicide , law , psychology , medicine , medical emergency , political science , poison control , injury prevention
Four stabbings to death in a single day. Ninety murders in 7 months. Shocking figures—or are they? Knife crime makes the headlines almost daily but are Londoners really at increased risk of being murdered? David Spiegelhalter and Arthur Barnett investigate—and find a predictable pattern of murder.