"Figure 2.2: Homicide offences currently recorded by the police in England and Wales, by sex of victim, 1996/97 to 2013/14","" "","" "","" "Notes","1. Year 2002/03 includes 42 male and 130 female victims of Dr Harold Shipman" "Unit","Homicide offences" "","" "","Male","Female" "1996/97","459","217" "1997/98","490","239" "1998/99","506","235" "1999/00","515","246" "2000/01","601","246" "2001/02","597","257" "2002/03","537","407" "2003/04","553","222" "2004/05","548","231" "2005/06","467","241" "2006/07","514","196" "2007/08","531","200" "2008/09","442","196" "2009/10","402","193" "2010/11","431","202" "2011/12","357","170" "2012/13","377","170" "2013/14","343","183"