Lucy Makinson
Head of Policy
Funded by London’s Violence Reduction Unit (VRU), this framework analyses police data to better understand the drivers of homicide and identify opportunities to intervene earlier.
The VRU commissioned the Behavioural Insights Team to work alongside the Met police to develop the framework using data from 50 homicide cases to capture behavioural and situational factors surrounding each case.
This was an initial pilot project with a relatively small sample of just 50 cases. Some of the early insights from the analysis of six factors in homicide include:
By looking at how each of these initial six factors interact, the new framework will allow us to have a far more detailed record of the personal circumstances surrounding the victim and perpetrator.
The analysis and insight that this opens up will help practitioners, police officers, policymakers, and researchers to better understand the drivers of homicide in the capital and highlight where to best target resources.
Following its initial pilot in turning complex case notes into consistent data, the framework is now being used to analyse a further 250 cases with a view to it potentially being used more routinely in the capital.
Head of Policy
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