London mayor hits back at ‘misinformation’ as data shows fall in crimes

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The mayor of London has hit back at politicians “spreading misinformation” about safety in the capital as new data showed the number of violent crimes leading to injury has fallen in every borough over the past year.

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00:00The latest data shows that all 32 London boroughs saw a reduction in violent crime between

00:12August 2024 and August this year. Havering in East London recorded the largest drop,

00:19with such crime down by 16.3%, followed by Enfield in North London, where they fell by

00:2616.1%, while Greenwich saw the smallest decrease, with a 4.3% drop, followed by Kensington and

00:34Chelsea, with a drop of 4.6%. In response to these latest figures, the Mayor, Sir Sadiq

00:43Khan, said we've seen a number of politicians here and across the globe talking down London

00:52and spreading what he described as misinformation about crime and safety in the capital. He also

00:59said the evidence is clear, our approach to tackling crime and its complex causes works, adding

01:08that it's driving down violence right across the capital. Of course, earlier this month,

01:15US President Donald Trump accused Sir Sadiq of doing a terrible job, adding that crime

01:22in London is through the roof. According to the Mayor's office, overall homicides in London

01:30are at a ten-year low, with the capital's rate lower than in Paris, Brussels, Berlin, Madrid,

01:37Madrid, and all major US cities.

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