The number of homicides reported in England and Wales has fallen to its lowest level in more than 40 years.

英国国家统计局（ONS）数据显示，英格兰和威尔士报告的凶杀案数量已降至40多年来最低水平。



Police recorded 499 such cases in the year to September 2025, a fall of 7% on the previous 12 months, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

截至2025年9月的一年内，警方记录了499起此类案件，较前12个月下降7%， 这是自1983年（当年记录482起）以来的年度最低总数。

It is the lowest annual total since 1983, when 482 homicides were recorded.

这是自1983年以来的最低年度总数，当时记录了482起凶杀案。

Homicide includes offences such as murder, manslaughter and allowing the death of a child.

凶杀罪包括谋杀、过失杀人及致使儿童死亡等罪行。

The ONS said the drop was largely driven by a 23% fall in the number of people killed by knives and other sharp instruments. There were 174 such deaths during the period.

国家统计局表示，这一降幅主要归因于持刀及其他尖锐器械杀人案件减少23%， 该期间此类死亡人数为174人。

The overall number of knife crime offences has also fallen by 9% to 50,430, while the number of crimes involving firearms also decreased by 9% to 4,851.

持刀犯罪案件总数也下降9%，至50,430起， 涉枪犯罪案件同样减少9%，至4,851起。

Billy Gazard, of the ONS, said: "While the crime survey paints a relatively stable picture, many aspects of violent crime and theft recorded by the police have fallen in the past 12 months.

国家统计局的比利·加扎德表示：“尽管犯罪调查显示总体形势相对稳定， 但警方记录的暴力犯罪和盗窃案件在过去12个月中有所减少。”

"Homicide and gun crime are at the lowest levels seen this century, while knife crime has also decreased.

“本世纪以来，凶杀和涉枪犯罪已降至最低水平，持刀犯罪也有所减少。”

"The majority of police forces have seen knife crime fall in the past year, including the larger urban Greater Manchester, Metropolitan and West Midlands areas.

“多数警区过去一年持刀犯罪案件均有所下降，包括曼彻斯特、 伦敦都市区和西米德兰兹等大城市地区。”

"This is supported by NHS data, which continue to show a decrease in hospital admissions for assault by a sharp object."

“NHS（英国国家医疗服务体系）数据也支持这一趋势，显示因尖锐器械袭击入院的人数持续减少。”

Figures published earlier this month by the Metropolitan Police showed homicides in London had dropped to the lowest level in more than a decade.

伦敦警察厅本月早些时候公布的数据显示，伦敦凶杀案数量已降至十多年来的最低水平。

The Met recorded 97 homicides in the capital in 2025, down 11% from 109 in 2024, and the lowest number since 2014, when 95 homicides were recorded.

2025年，伦敦警方记录了97起凶杀案，较2024年的109起下降11%，为2014年（记录95起）以来的最低数字。

The latest ONS report shows that the number of robbery offences remained broadly similar at 82,354, however, shoplifting offences were up from 492,660 to 519,381 - an increase of 5%.

国家统计局最新报告显示，抢劫案数量基本持平，为82,354起， 但入店盗窃案从492,660起增至519,381起，增幅为5%。

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the government was "having real success tackling the crimes that terrorize communities", but added that "the crimes that tear at the fabric of communities, like shop theft and shop robbery, continue to rise and we must do more".

英国内政大臣沙巴娜·马哈茂德表示，政府“在打击令社区恐惧的犯罪方面取得了切实成效”， 但补充道，“入店盗窃和入店抢劫等撕裂社区的犯罪仍在上升，我们必须采取更多行动”。

"That is why we are putting 13,000 more neighbourhood officers on the beat, and have invested £2 billion more in forces across the country since we took office," Ms Mahmood said.

马哈茂德称：“因此，我们正在增派13,000名社区巡逻警员， 自上任以来已向全国警队额外投资20亿英镑。”

Her comments come following the Home Office's announcement on Monday of the biggest policing shake-up in decades.

她的这番言论是在内政部周一宣布数十年来最大规模的警务改革之后发表的。

The planned reforms include a significant cut in the number of regional police forces, the creation of a National Police Service - dubbed the "British FBI" - to tackle crimes such as terrorism and fraud, and an increase in the number of facial live recognition vans.

计划中的改革包括大幅削减地方警队数量、 创建国家警察局（被称为“英国联邦调查局”）以打击恐怖主义和欺诈等犯罪， 以及增加人脸识别巡逻车数量。

The government has already committed to recruiting 13,000 more neighbourhood policing officers by 2029, with 3,000 recruits expected to be in post by spring this year.

政府已承诺到2029年增招13,000名社区警务人员， 预计今年春季将有3,000名新警员到岗。

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