London Murder Rate Overtakes New York
BY Herschel Smith
6 years, 8 months ago
London‘s murder rate has overtaken New York City‘s for the first time ever, according to a new report.
February marked the first month the UK capital saw more murders than New York, with 15 dead (nine aged 30 or younger).
According to the report in the Sunday Times, London also suffered 22 fatal stabbings and shootings in March, higher than the 21 in the Big Apple.
Both cities have similarly sized populations of around 8.5m people. New York City’s murder rate has decreased by around 87 per cent since the 1990s.
Meanwhile, London’s has grown by nearly 40 per cent in just three years, not including deaths caused by terrorist attacks.
On Saturday a murder probe was launched after a 36-year-old woman was killed in what is believed to be the 30th incident of fatal knife crime in the capital this year.
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Britain’s most senior police officer recently said social media was partially to blame for the soaring rate of knife crime in the UK.
Met Commissioner Cressida Dick said websites and mobile phone applications such as YouTube, Snapchat and Instagram were partially to blame for the bloodshed.
This seems impossible. Britain has gun control. Britain has knife control. How are all of these guns and knives ending up in the wrong hands?
Hmm … yea, just do away with Snapchat, Instagram and YouTube and everything will be okay. That’ll fix the problem. I’m sure of it.
Sheesh. And the Brits think they’re all that and more, yes?
On April 4, 2018 at 10:00 am, Saml Adams said:
Traveled regularly to London for work for the last 20 years. Less so now, but was in the City last fall–though over by the Tate Modern and was shocked by how much it changes after dark. You just don’t stroll around once away from the strip by the river. Has steadily gotten worse. Now stick to the area around Tower Bridge (usual hotel is right there) and the area around the office in the City. No longer take longer walks back from restaurants out of the area. My colleagues almost all live outside and hop the trains right after work– contrast to my NYC office where lot of people live in Manhattan.
On April 4, 2018 at 10:45 am, moe mensale said:
Gun control – it’s actually weapons control – has exasperated the problem. Self-defense is no longer a legal response to crime. A victim that attempts to protect themselves can be sued by the perpetrator for injuries and more.
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/item/20985-self-defense-in-the-uk-is-illegal
As for the stabbings, that’s what happens when you import millions of savages (aka muslims) who think nothing of physically attacking and even killing men, women and children of the host country for the slightest perceived insult. Or for no reason at all. Knife control is big in the UK but that doesn’t seem to prevent the savages (aka muslims) from carrying – and using – them in public and the cops don’t seem to care. Or are too scared to care.
https://hunters-knives.co.uk/legal-information-for-knife-and-sword-ownership-in-the-uk
How about the muslim grooming gangs? Actually they’re just pedophile gangs but “grooming” sounds so less troublesome.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/04/a_look_inside_britains_muslim_sex_grooming_gang_scandal.html
And then the English go and turn over their capital city to Sadiq Khan, a well-groomed savage (aka muslim) but a savage none-the-less.
http://thefederalist.com/2016/05/09/londons-new-muslim-mayor-is-suspiciously-friendly-with-islamists/
And they still have no clue? Or just afraid to face reality?