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Description of graph: Homicide by patients in recent (<12 month) contact with mental health services in the UK, by year of conviction and year of offence

The data shows the number of homicides committed by patients in contact with mental health services in the UK from 2012 to 2022. The number of convictions and offences fell after a peak in 2012, but the number of convictions increased in 2021 and 2022.

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