It's estimated that the homicide rate in late medieval Oxford was about 60-75 per 100,000 people - 50 times higher than current rates in 21st-century English cities.
Oxford was one of the murder capitals of medieval England, with many attacks being committed by students living in a"deadly mix of conditions", research has found.
It is estimated that the homicide rate in late medieval Oxford, based on 700-year-old coroners' inquests, was about 60-75 per 100,000 people - 50 times higher than current rates in 21st-century English cities.Among the known perpetrators, 75% were identified by coroners as"clericus", meaning students or staff at the university.
The research suggests that Oxford's student population was"by far the most lethally violent social or professional group in any of the three cities", the team said.
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