As inquiries have been recently made regarding these statistics, …

[Colin Roberts]

In Accordance with the Forty-Ninth through Fifty-Third Annual Reports of the Registrar-General of Births, Deaths, and Marriages in England:


Registered Deaths of Male & Female Adults (Ages 20 - xx) throughout England, Classified as 'Murder': 1886-1890 (Click Image, to Enlarge in flickr)


Registered Deaths of Male & Female Adults (Ages 20 - xx) throughout England, Classified as 'Murder'; Exclusive of Those, which were by way of 'Cut Throat' (Purple) / Those, which were by way of 'Cut Throat' (Lavender): 1886-1890 (Click Image, to Enlarge in flickr)


Registered Deaths of Male & Female Adults (Ages 20 - xx) throughout England, Classified as 'Murder'; Exclusive of Those, which were by way of 'Cut Throat' (Purple) & Those, which were by way of 'Cut Throat' (Lavender): 1886-1890 (Click Image, to Enlarge in flickr)

[GUT]

G'Day Colin

Thanks for that. So the jump in cut throats, between 87 and 88 exactly equals the canonical 5. INTERSTING [but not funny].

GUT

[MrBarnett]

Hi Colin,

Brilliant piece of work! Reminds me of the sort of stuff someone called Septic Blue was producing a few years back.

I wonder what would happen if you compared the statistics for evisceration?

MrB

[GUT]

G'Day Colin and MrB

I wonder what would happen if you compared the statistics for evisceration?

Would love to see those.

G.U.T.

[Amanda Sumner]

G'Day Colin and MrB



Would love to see those.

G.U.T.

I don't think that there will be any records of those, do you?
Evisceration occurred after death, not before, so would not be recorded as the cause.
Would be interesting though. I doubt that there are many cases before or since.

[GUT]

G'Day Amanda

Inclined to agree that they don't exist but would be interesting nevertheless.

GUT

[GUT]

G'Day all

Just a thought but some reports have victims strangled before their throats were cut, so I wonder where they fall in these Stats, not trying to start a fight just wondering.

GUT

[MrBarnett]

I don't think that there will be any records of those, do you?

If there were, Colin would probably already have presented them.

MrB

[Amanda Sumner]

If there were, Colin would probably already have presented them.

MrB

I am sure he would have.

Thanks again Colin!

Amanda

[GUT]

Yes Colin great work!

[Observer]

Hi Colin

Would it be too much of an ask to compile a graph showing which murders were actually solved?

Regards

Observer

[Sam Flynn]

Hi Colin,

Brilliant piece of work! Reminds me of the sort of stuff someone called Septic Blue was producing a few years back.

Funny, that. Perhaps Colin and Septic Blue should join forces

[Sam Flynn]

In accordance with the Reports of the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, 1883-1893:


Cases of 'Attempting to Murder: Shooting, Cutting, etc.': Metropolitan Police District, 1883-1893 (Click Image, to Enlarge in flickr)

Interesting that there was a peak in "attempted" as well as actual murders in 1888, ditto 1891-93. Are there separate stats on "manslaughter", Colin? They'd be a useful comparator.

[Scott Nelson]

Look at that spike coming back up in 1891. That was due to Cutbush and Collicut. Right?

[Abby Normal]

Awesome as usual Colin!!!

Thanks and great work!