Murder map of medieval London (2019)

https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/01/addictive-interactive-murder-map-lets-you-explore-medieval-london-crime/

by Tomte • 5 years ago

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zabzonk• 5 years ago

As for weapons, knives and swords of varying types were the ones most frequently used, accounting for 68 percent of all the murders. The greatest risk of violent death in London was on weekends

Not much has changed, then.

nickt• 5 years ago

Ha, yeah - though except for "the medieval London murder rate would be 15 to 20 times higher".

ashtonkem2• 5 years ago

It’s pretty hard to overstate how relatively safe modern life is, even modern cities that are considered unsafe.

Heck, in Ancient Rome being out after night fall was considered a death sentence. Aside from the high murder rate, that’s when all the supply carts arrived. Being on foot surrounded by carts before the invention of consistent urban lighting was a very dicey proposition.

qiqing• 5 years ago

Also from the article, modern medicine:

"We have firearms, but we also have emergency services," he said. "It's easier to kill, but easier to save lives."

cmlars• 5 years ago

Direct link to the project: https://www.vrc.crim.cam.ac.uk/vrcresearch/london-medieval-m...

mprovost2• 5 years ago

I'm actually more fascinated by the map than the murders. It's cool to see St Giles-in-the-Fields church actually in the middle of fields. And Spitalfields was The Spital Fields, again, actual fields. You can also see Bedlam, the asylum, near Bishopsgate.

Sholmesy• 5 years ago

Super weird.

Literally just took my dog for a walk to the park behind St Giles in the Fields church, pull out my phone, and see this comment.

Bizarre.

mprovost2• 5 years ago

Now what would be even weirder is if I see a murder near St Giles on the news tonight...

sdfjkl• 5 years ago

And here's the present times maps: https://www.police.uk/pu/your-area/city-of-london-police/com...

Alas, the city has grown and you have to browse it by borough. Also, murder is mixed in with other violent crimes.

Murder map of medieval London (2019)

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