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Treat non-fatal strangulation as equivalent offence to attempted murder

Submitted by Rachel Whiting on Wednesday 28th January 2026

Published on Friday 6th March 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Sunday 6th September 2026

Current Signatures: 4,209
(count is updated approximately hourly)

Relevant Departments

Tagged with

Attempted ~ Crime ~ Face ~ Injuries ~ Justices ~ Murdered ~ Prison ~ Protecting ~ section ~ Survivors ~ The Act ~ Victim ~ Violence ~ weeks

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 4,209 signatures in total, with signatories from 636 constituencies. That makes it the 133rd most popular open petition, and the 3,755th most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 96% (average) and a Local Issue Rating of 2% (low).

Signatures by Constituency

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Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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