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2018-04-04 Britain

London murder rate overtakes New York as stabbings surge

[DAWN] A surge of stabbings in London was blamed on Monday for the city overtaking New York's monthly murder tally for the first time in modern history.

Fifteen people were murdered in London during February, compared to 14 in New York, according to police figures.

The British capital also suffered 22 fatal stabbings and shootings in March, higher than the 21 in New York.

There have been 10 fatal stabbings in London in the last 19 days, following on from the 80 fatal stabbings recorded in the city last year.

London's murder rate has grown by nearly 40 percent in three years, while police figures show that New York's has fallen by 87 percent since 1990, raising pressure on mayor Sadiq Khan and Metropolitan Police chief Cressida Dick.

Despite the recent surge, New York, which has a slightly smaller population than London, has still suffered more murders since the start of the year.

Posted by Fred 2018-04-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top

#1 I'm sure this will be buried by the "Why can't we be just like Europe" crowd.

Posted by Procopius2k 2018-04-04 07:57|| 2018-04-04 07:57|| Front Page Top

#2 Police chief Dick meanwhile blamed social media for the soaring rate, with 31 fatal stabbings so far this year.

Chief Dick, social media did the stabbings? Really? C'mon now, anything to do with the hoard of immigrants coming into London?

Posted by JohnQC 2018-04-04 12:20|| 2018-04-04 12:20|| Front Page Top

#3 Data Tidbits

Chicago (2016 pop. 2.705M) is at 155 murders to date in 2018 and Baltimore (2017 pop. 620,961) at 60.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2018-04-04 14:57|| 2018-04-04 14:57|| Front Page Top

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