London murder rates are falling, despite weekend of bloodshed and Trump tweets
Analysis: A spate of stabbings has sparked alarm, but figures suggest that violence is falling in London overall, writes Lizzie Dearden
The murders of four people in four days in London has put knife crime in the international spotlight, with Donald Trump among high-profile figures raising the alarm over the spate of violence.
Sensationalist responses have seen London labelled “stab city” and a “battlefield”, but statistics do not support the hysteria.
As of Monday, 59 people had been killed in London in 2019, compared with 78 by the same date last year.
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