London has seen a surge in violence, with the number of knife and gun crimes in particular rising.

More than 100 people are suspected to have been deliberately killed since the start of the year.

Those who are known to have died so far in 2018 include:

1 January

Steve Frank Narvaez-Jara, 20, from south London, was stabbed at a flat in the Old Street area, close to the City of London.


Image: Steve Narvaez-Jara

3 January

Elizabeta Lacatusu, 44, a Romanian from Ilford, east London, died after being found with serious stab injuries in the town.

Image: Elizabeta Lacatusu

6 January

Shopkeeper Vijaykumar Patel, 49, who lived in Colindale, northwest London, was found lying on a pavement in Mill Hill with critical injuries. He died two days later in hospital.

Image: Vijaykumar Patel

8 January

Daniel Frederick, 34, was fatally stabbed in Stoke Newington, northeast London.

Image: Daniel Frederick

9 January

11 January

, 63, was stabbed to death and robbed. His killed was jailed for manslaughter.

Model Harry Uzoka, 25, was fatally stabbed in Shepherd's Bush, west London.

Image: Harry Uzoka

24 January

The body of carpet shop worker Seyed Khan, 49, from Ilford, was found in Ilford Cemetery on 1 February. He had been missing since 24 January when he was seen taking a call outside the shop where he worked.

Imran Mohammad will serve at least 24 years in prison for the murder.

Image: Sayed Khan

28 January

Yaya Mbye, 26, was found with stab wounds on an estate in Stoke Newington. He died shortly after.

Image: Yaya Mbye

29 January

Juan Olmos Saca, 39, was stabbed during a fight at an address in Peckham Rye, southeast London, and died on 4 March in hospital from his injuries. Another man was stabbed in the abdomen during the altercation.

30 January

Richard Staley, 65, died after suffering a heart attack while tackling a fire, which had been started deliberately, in a hotel room. Nora Es-Sadki Boughima, 19, was charged with manslaughter.

31 January

Khader Saleh, 25, was stabbed to death in Wormwood Scrubs prison, west London.

Police were called to reports of an unresponsive baby, 11-week old Lily Mai Saint George, at an address in Belmont Road, Haringey. The infant was taken to hospital but died two days later.

1 February

Three-year-old Alfie Lamb was taken to hospital after being found unresponsive at his home in Adams Way, Croydon. He was pronounced dead on 4 February.

3 February

Hasan Ozcan, 19, was stabbed multiple times in a street in Barking, east London, and died at the scene.

Image: Hasan Ozcan

Youth worker Kwabena Nelson, 22, was stabbed to death in Tottenham, northeast London

Image: Kwabena Nelson

9 February

Hannah Leonard, 55, was found dead inside a flat in Swiss Cottage, north London. Lucy Casey, 44, was found guilty of her murder.

A post-mortem gave the cause of death as multiple stab wounds. Over 40 wounds were documented to her abdomen, face, neck and torso. Several of the wounds including those to her neck would have been fatal if inflicted in isolation.

The victim also suffered a number of bruises to her face and body.

Image: Hannah Leonard

11 February

Sabri Chibani, 19, was attacked with a knife in a house near Streatham Common, south London, and staggered outside before dying in the street.

Image: Sabri Chibani

12 February

Taxi driver Bulent Kabala, 41, was shot dead on a roundabout after getting out of his vehicle in Barnet, north London, in what was described by police as a "targeted hit".

Image: Bulent Kabala

13 February

Saeeda Hussain, 54, was found with critical injuries at an address in Ilford, east London, and was pronounced dead shortly after.

14 February

Promise Nkenda, 17, was stabbed in the chest in Canning Town, east London, and died at the scene.

Image: Promise Nkenda. Pic: Just Giving

15 February

Dad-of-one Mark Smith, 48, was found with multiple injuries at a property in Chingford, northeast London.

17 February

Jozef Boci, 30, was found with serious head injuries in Greenwich, southeast London, and died in hospital six days later.

18 February

Lewis Blackman, 19, a rapper from Kentish Town, was fatally stabbed in Kensington, west London.

Image: Lewis Blackman

19 February

Rotimi Oshibanjo, 26, was stabbed to death in Hanwell, west London.

Image: Rotimi Oshibanjo

20 February

Sadiq Mohamed, 20, and Abdikarim Hassan, 17, both died of knife wounds within two hours of each other in Kentish Town, north London.

Image: Sadiq Mohamed

Image: Abdikarim Hassan

24 February

Amir Ellouzi, 24, was shot near the House of Parliament in Westminster. He died of his wounds in hospital a week later.

25 February

Michael Boyle, 44, from Galashiels, Scotland, was found stabbed in a pub in Walworth, south London. He was taken to hospital where he died on 10 March.

1 March

Christopher Beaumont, 42, was found by paramedics stabbed at an address in Hammersmith, west London, and was pronounced dead soon after.

5 March

Laura Cecilia Navarrete De Figueira, 47, was found stabbed to death at her home in Twickenham, west London. Her husband and two sons were found dead in Birling Gap, Sussex, on the same day. The Met Police have also launched murder investigations into the deaths of the two boys.

Kelva Smith, 20, was stabbed to death in South Norwood, south London. Tyrone Farquharson, 20, sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 21 years for the murder.

Image: Kelva Smith

8 March

Privately educated Kelvin Odunuyi, 19, a rapper, was shot dead outside a cinema in Wood Green, north London, after two masked men rode past on a moped and one opened fire, according to witnesses.

12 March

Russian businessman Nikolai Glushkov, 68, was found dead at his home in New Malden, southwest London, in mysterious circumstances. Police later started a murder inquiry after giving his cause of death as "compression to the neck".

Image: Nikolai Glushkov

13 March

Julian Joseph, 36, was assaulted by two men on a bus in New Cross, southeast London, shortly after midnight. He suffered a severe head injury and was taken to hospital where he died on 24 March.

Image: Julian Joseph

14 March

Joseph Williams-Torres, 20 was inside a parked car in Walthamstow, northeast London, when he was approached by several suspects and shot. He died on route to hospital.

Image: Joseph Williams-Torres

Lyndon Davis, 18, was stabbed in Chadwell Heath, east London, after a chase and taken to hospital where he died two hours later.

Image: Lyndon Davis

17 March

Russell Jordan Jones, 23, was shot and stabbed during an "unprovoked attack" in Enfield, north London, after being set upon by four men. He died at the scene and another man was seriously injured.

Image: Russell Jordan Jones

18 March

The body of Hersi Hersi, 36, who lived as a trans woman called Naomi, was found at a hotel in Hounslow, west London. A post-mortem later determined the cause of death as stab wounds.

Image: Naomi Hersi

Dad-of-two Tyrone Silcott, 41, a mechanic, also known as Sylvester, was stabbed multiple times and died outside a house in Homerton, east London.

Image: Sylvester Silcott. Pic: Just Giving

19 March

Balbir Johal, 48, from Slough, was admitted to a hospital in west London suffering from stab wounds. He died a short time later. It was thought he suffered his injuries in Southall, west London.

Image: Balbir Johal

Jermaine Kevin Johnson, 41, was found with stab wounds in Vallentin Road, Walthamstow, and pronounced dead an hour after paramedics started trying to save him.

20 March

Beniamin Pieknyi, 20, from Milton Keynes, was knifed to death while reportedly stepping in to help a friend during an altercation in Stratford, east London, just two months after arriving from Romania.

Image: Beniamin Pieknyi

25 March

Aspiring PhD student Abraham Badru, 26, was gunned down as he got out of a car near his family home in Hackney, northeast London.

The "quiet and hard-working" son of a Nigerian politician was found collapsed on the pavement by his mother and died at the scene.

Image: Abraham Badru

Wieslaw Kopczynski, 59, was admitted to hospital after being assaulted in his home in Barking. He died on 27 March.

26 March

David Potter, 50, was found stabbed to death in a flat in Tooting, southwest London.

28 March

Malachi Brooks, 21, was killed in Battersea. A 21-year-old was arrested on suspicion of murder. Three men were later convicted of arson after a car used by his attackers was set alight.

Image: Malachi Brooks

29 March

Reece Tshoma, 23, was found with a stab wound to the neck in Plumstead, southeast London, and was taken to hospital where he died from his injuries later that evening.

30 March

Leyla Mtumwa, 38, was found by police with stab wounds to her neck and chest at an address in Tottenham, northeast London.

Image: Leyla Mtumwa

31 March

1 April

, 80, was shoved to the ground. The man who pushed her was jailed for manslaughter.

Devoy Stapleton, 20, was fatally stabbed after leaving a bar in Wandsworth, southwest London.

2 April

Tanesha Melbourne, 17, died of gunshot wounds after a shooting in Tottenham.

Image: Tanesha Melbourne, 17, was found with gunshot wounds in Tottenham

Amaan Shakoor, 16 was shot in the face in Walthamstow and died in hospital the next day. A 15-year-old boy, also discovered at the scene, was treated for stab injuries.

Image: Amaan Shakoor was shot in Walthamstow

4 April

Henry Vincent, 38, who is suspected of burgling a home in Hither Green, southeast London, was stabbed during a struggle and died later in hospital.

Image: Henry Vincent

Israel Ogunsola, 18, died after being stabbed in Hackney. Paramedics and staff from the London Air Ambulance attempted to save his life but he was pronounced dead at the scene less than half an hour later.

Image: Israel Ogunsola was found by police with knife wounds in Hackney

Babatunde Akintayo Awofeso, 53, also known as Bobby, died outside a Betfred bookmakers in Upper Clapton Road, Clapton, following a suspected fight.

Image: Babatunde Akintayo Awofeso, also known as Bobby, who died in Clapton

12 April

John MacLean, 35, was found stabbed at a property in the Isle of Dogs area. He died at the scene despite the efforts of paramedics.

15 April

Raul Chiriac, 26, was attacked with a knife in Colindale, north London. He was taken to hospital and later died. Simone Fergus, his girlfriend, later admitted and was convicted of his manslaughter, and sentenced to five years in jail.

Samantha Clarke, 38, was stabbed to death in Brixton, south London. A man known to her has been charged with her murder.

Natasha Hill, 18, was found at a property in Abbey Wood, southeast London, in the early hours of the morning suffering from head injuries and died at the scene. Although a man was arrested in the days after, the death was initially treated as unexplained. In July, however, a murder investigation was launched.

16 April

Sami Sidhom, 18, was fatally stabbed in Forest Gate in east London. Police were called to Chestnut Avenue at around 10.50pm, but the victim died shortly before 11.30pm.

Image: Sami Sidhom

17 April

John Woodward, 47, a builder who was carrying out work on the roof of the Pressman Mastermelts building in Hatton Garden was seriously assaulted and died at the scene from wounds to his head. It was initially thought he had fallen but officers later opened a murder investigation.

Image: John Woodward

19 April

Aaron Springett, 32, collapsed close to Morden Tube station after being involved in a fight. He died the following day, with the cause of death given as blunt force trauma to the chest.

Image: Aaron Springett was found collapsed in Morden

21 April

Kwasi Anim-Boadu, 20, was found with stab wounds at Roth Walk in Finsbury Park. A post-mortem gave the cause of death as multiple incised wounds.

Image: Kwasi Anim-Boadu

1 May

Leon Maxwell, 38, was shot dead outside Queensbury Tube station in northwest London at around 9pm. Another man was critically injured.

5 May

Rhyhiem Ainsworth Barton, 17, was found with gunshot wounds in Warham Street, Camberwell, south London. There had earlier been reports of firearms being discharged in nearby Cooks Road, Kennington. Rhyhiem died at the scene.

His mother, Pretana Morgan, paid tribute to her son and criticised police for "putting us in danger".

Image: Rhyhiem Ainsworth Barton

13 May

Lighting technician Gerry Gaffney, 46, from Lambeth was stabbed in the chest in Vassall Road, Camberwell.

Onees Khatoon, 71, was found dead at her home in Gade Close, Hayes. A post-mortem examination found she died from strangulation. Her son was later convicted of her murder.

15 May

Rosina Coleman, 85, was found dead in her flat in Romford on a Tuesday morning by a handyman working at the property.

She was left with serious injuries during an assault, police said.

Image: Rosina Coleman

17 May

Abdulrahman Nassor Juma, 23, was killed in Barking, east London. He was known to his friends as 'Mani'.

Image: Abdulrahman Nassor Juma

18 May

A 20-year-old man, Osman Shidane, from Ruislip in west London, was found with stab wounds in Victoria Road on Tuesday 15 May, just after 9pm. He died in hospital three days later. Multiple stab wounds was given as the cause of death following a post-mortem.

Image: Osman Shidane

20 May

Arunesh Thangarajah, 28, was fatally stabbed in Mitcham, south London, in the early hours of the morning.

Image: Arunesh Thangarajah

Sophie Cavanagh, 31, was found dead at a flat in Chatterton Road, Bromley. A post-mortem gave a provisional cause of death as compression of the neck. Her ex-husband Martin Cavanagh has been found guilty of her murder.

Image: Sophie Cavanagh

21 May

Marcel Campbell, 30, stabbed to death in Islington. A 22-year-old was found guilty for manslaughter.

26 May

City of London Police launched a murder investigation after aspiring actor Bethany-Maria Beales fell from the 19th floor of an apartment block.

Image: Bethany-Maria Beales

30 May

Delivery driver Mark Fontaine, 41, was stabbed to death in Cathcart Road, Chelsea, just metres away from Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.

31 May

Mark Tremain, 52, was found with facial injuries after police were called to reports of two men fighting. He was taken to hospital and remained in a critical condition before dying on 14 June.

1 June

Andra Hilitanu, 28, was found unresponsive by police at home in Neasden Lane, Brent, at roughly 2.30am. She had been stabbed and was pronounced dead about 15 minutes later. She was expecting a child.

9 June

Edmond Jonuzi, a 35-year-old Albanian also known as Edmond Preci, was found with serious stab wounds at 9.47pm near Turnpike Lane tube station in Haringey. He died at the scene.

Gitana Matukeviciene, 50, was found at an address in Dagenham, with a range of injuries. She was taken to hospital but never recovered and was pronounced dead three days later. A 52-year-old man was arrested at the scene and has been charged over her death.

11 June

Joshua Boadu, 23, known as SJ, was found in Bermondsey with stab wounds and died a week later. Police believe a fight broke out between a group of men.

21 June

Matthew Thomas, 39, was found collapsed with a number of injuries - which included a severe head injury. Police were treating his death as unexplained but a 49-year-old man and a 53-year-old woman were arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder.

Image: Matthew Thomas

23 June

Jordan Douherty, 15, was stabbed to death after a birthday party in Romford. Police said up to 100 youths were at the party and a fight broke out as they left.

Image: Jordan Douherty

Gita Suri, 56, was found in the garden of a property in Greenwich and a post-mortem later found she had died from "stab wounds to the back". A 50-year-old man has been charged with her murder.

27 June

Ishak Tacine, 20, was stabbed to death in Edmonton, north London, after reports of a row between men armed with baseball bats. Three men were arrested on suspicion of murder.

Image: Ishak Tacine

1 July

Shuren Ma, 72, was killed at her home on Elmdene Road in Woolwich, southeast London. She died from a head injury and was pronounced dead at the scene. A man in his early 70s sustained stab injuries.

5 July

Kaltoun Saleh, 43, was found with serious burns following a flat fire at a block in Finsbury Park, and taken to a specialist burns unit. She died in hospital on 21 August. A 42-year-old man found at the scene with burn injuries was subsequently arrested and has been charged with murder. Four children in the flat at the time were uninjured.

7 July

Janek Brakonecki, 57, was found with critical injuries in a car park off Leytonstone High Road, Leytonstone, and died at the scene.

12 July

Katrina Makunova, 17, was stabbed to death.

Image: Katrina Makunova

25 July

Latwaan Griffiths, 18, was stabbed in Denmark Road, Camberwell and later died in hospital. He is believed to have been riding on a moped before he was found injured by members of the public.

Image: Latwaan Griffiths

31 July

Sheila Thomas, 69, was fatally stabbed at a property in Herne Hill, south London. A 73-year-old man was arrested and later charged with her murder.

1 August

A rapper known as "Incognito" died of stab wounds and two others were injured after an incident in Camberwell.

The 23-year-old, whose real name was Sidique Kamara, became the second member of drill music group Moscow17 to have been killed on Warham Street in three months.

Image: Sidique Kamara, known as 'Incognito'

2 August

A woman named locally as Karen Peter, who was in her fifties, was found dead following a house fire in Valentines Way, Romford.

Thomas Peter, 50, of Valentines Way, has been charged with murder and arson with intent to endanger life, the Met Police said.

5 August

Malik Chattun, 22, was stabbed to death in Cambridge Gardens, Kingston, in the early hours of the morning. Two teenagers were arrested on suspicion of murder and a 20-year-old woman was held on suspicion of assisting an offender.

7 August

Seven-year-old Joel Urhie died in a suspected arson attack in Adolphus Street, Deptford. His mother, 49, and 20-year-old sister managed to escape by jumping out of a window. Police are appealing for information.

Image: Joel Urhie

15 August

Simonne Samantha Kerr, 31, was stabbed in a house in Battersea, in south London. Police and paramedics attended but efforts to save her were not successful. She was pronounced dead at 1.40pm.

17 August

Gary Amer, 63, was stabbed to death in a house in Walworth. A 67-year-old man has appeared in court charged with his murder.

Image: Gary Amer

Joseph Cullimore, 42, was found with stab wounds at an address in Chingford and died. A 16-year-old boy was later charged with his murder.

Eric Michels, 52, was found dead at his home in Chessington on 18 August. Gerald Matovu allegedly gave Mr Michels a lethal dose of GHB the previous day and was charged with murder.

18 August

Leroy Junior Edwards, 66, died after a stabbing in Ringstead Road in Catford, southeast London. The victim was rushed to hospital, but died at 5.29am.

22 August

Carole Harrison, 73, died in a fire in Mays Road, Teddington. A 54-year-old man was later arrested on suspicion of murder and subsequently bailed pending further enquiries.

25 August

Shevaun Sorrell, 22, was found with stab wounds at the junction of Creek Road and Deptford Church Street in Deptford, southeast London, shortly before midnight. He died in hospital a short time later.

31 August

Celia Levitt, 68, was found unresponsive at a home in Bromley. A post-mortem found she had died from strangulation. Her son later appeared in court charged with her murder.

3 September

Ismail Tanrikulu, 22, was shot dead in Tottenham cemetery. Armed officers and the air ambulance were called, but the victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

6 September

Memunatu Warne, 46, was found dead after the fire service were called to a blaze in Charlton. A man and a woman also suffered injuries jumping to escape the fire. Three men were subsequently charged with conspiracy to murder.

Image: Memenatu Warne

18 September

Ali Al Har, 25, was found stabbed on Corinne Road, Tufnell Park, north London. He was later pronounced dead at the scene.

21 September

Kanagusabi Ramathan, 76, was found dead at his home in Burgess Road, East Ham. His wife has been charged with his murder.

22 September

Elyon Poku, 20, was one of three men reportedly injured at a party at a flat in Stamford Hill, north London, just after midnight. Paramedics attended and found all three with serious injuries. Mr Poku, who was stabbed, died in hospital about four hours later. He is the 100th name on this list.

Guled Farah, 19, died after a late night drive-by shooting in Walthamstow. He was in the area of Vallentin Road when he was shot at from a car. Friends drove him to hospital but he died a short time after.

Image: Guled Farah

24 September

The body of Sandra Zmijan, in her early 30s, was found in the back garden of a house in Whittington Avenue, Hayes, after concerns were raised about her safety. A 26-year-old man was arrested at a west London hospital the same day and a murder investigation launched.

Image: Sandra Zmijan

11 October

Hashim Abdalla Ali, 22, was found suffering from a gunshot wound after the Mercedes car in which he was travelling collided with a number of parked vehicles at the junction of West Drayton Road and Uxbridge Road in Hillingdon. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

12 October

Moses Mayele, 23, was knifed to death in a double stabbing in Manford Way, Hainault, northeast London. The second man survived and was treated for serious stab wounds.

Image: Moses Mayele was killed on 12 October in Hainault, north east London

17 October

Ian Tomlin, 46, died after being assaulted at a block of flats in Charlotte Despard Avenue, Battersea, southwest London. The 46-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene. Two men have been charged with his murder.

Image: Mr Tomlin was pronounced dead 45 minutes after paramedics arrived at the scene

22 October

Nazia Ali, 25, died at a home in Ellesmere Road, Tower Hamlets, east London.

Ethan Nedd-Bruce, 18, was shot dead in Greenwich. He died at 10.03pm, just a little over half an hour after police were first called over reports of a disturbance. He had also sustained stab wounds.

Police investigated reports that the victim was in an argument with three other males on mopeds before a fight in which he sustained his injuries. The three males then drove off.

Image: Ethan Nedd-Bruce. Pic: Met police

25 October

Sheiku Adams, 49, fell from a third-floor flat during what police described as a "targeted attack".

26 October

Martin Welsh, 47, was stabbed at a house in Greyhound Hill, Barnet. Natasha Welsh, 43, was charged with the murder.

31 October

Rocky Djelal, 38, was found by emergency services staff in Rotherhithe, southeast London, suffering from stab injuries.

Despite their efforts, he died at the scene. Police were called shortly before 2pm to reports of an assault on a man. He had been attacked near a playground where children were playing.

Image: Rocky Djelal. Pic: Met Police

1 November

Jay Hughes, 15, was described by neighbours as a "sweet boy", was stabbed in Bellingham, southeast London.

Image: Jay Hughes, 15, was fatally stabbed. Pic: Met Police

2 November

Malcolm Mide-Madariola, 17, was stabbed to death outside Clapham South tube station in south London. He died in hospital at 5.23pm. A 17-year-old was charged with his murder. Two 18-year-olds have also been arrested.

Image: Malcolm Mide-Madariola was stabbed to death outside a Tube station. Pic: Met Police

4 November

Ayodeji Habeeb Azeez, 22, was fatally stabbed on Samos Road, Penge, southeast London.

Two men were arrested on suspicion of his his murder. The MP for Lewisham West and Penge said it was the second such death in the constituency in 72 hours.

Ellie Reeves said: "I am waiting for further details but my thoughts are with the victim and their family. This has to stop."

5 November

A 16-year-old boy, John Ogunjobi, was found stabbed to death in a street in Tulse Hill, south London.

His body was discovered following reports of a shooting in the area, but police said the teenager suffered fatal stab wounds.

12 November

Sana Muhammad, 35, who was eight months pregnant, was pronounced dead in hospital after suffering an abdominal injury when she was shot with a crossbow at a property in Applegarth Drive, Ilford. A 50-year-old was arrested on suspicion of murder.

A 62-year-old woman was found fatally assaulted at a home in Balham Park Road, Balham, south west London at around 11.40pm. A 66-year-old man, known to the victim, was arrested on suspicion of her murder.

17 November

A man, 58, believed to be Carl Whitehead, was found dead at a home in Richmond-upon-Thames. He suffered blunt force trauma.

An 89-year-old woman from Ealing was found dead. A woman has been charged with manslaughter.

18 November

An elderly woman, reported to be Maureen Watkins, 75, was killed in her Peckham home. Edward Watkins was charged with murder.

24 November

Zakaria Bukar Sharif Ali, 26, died of his wounds after he was found by police who were called to a junction in Shoreditch, in Hackney.

The victim had tried to intervene in an altercation taking place outside a bar he had just left.

No arrests have been made.

4 December

Maureen Whale, 77, died of a heart attacked during a burglary. Her death is being treated as manslaughter.

8 December

Aron Walker, 18, was stabbed to death at an address in Greenwich, southeast London. Paramedics from the London Air Ambulance attended but he died at the scene.

11 December

Jay Sewell, 18, died after being taken to hospital with stab injuries. A man has been charged with his murder.

Image: Jay Sewell

18 December

A man was shot dead in Enfield. Three men were arrested on suspicion of murder.

22 December

A man was stabbed to death in Haringey, north London. He was rushed to hospital after being found with knife injuries in the early hours, but died a short while later.