(So-called) Honour-based violence

There is no published statistic about how many 'honour' killings there are in the UK each year. It is widely quoted that there are around 12 a year. [Cowan, R., Death threat couple still running 11 years on, in The Guardian 28 June 2004] In the UK killings are often disguised as an accident, or as suicide, and are not recorded as 'honour' killings.

In 2004, the Metropolitan Police decided to re-open 114 murder cases from the previous decade, which they now think may be so-called 'honour' killings. [Metropolitan Police, 2004]