Sadiq Khan has hit again at politicians “spreading misinformation” about security in London as new information exhibits the variety of violent crimes resulting in harm has fallen in each borough over the previous 12 months.
Figures from the mayor’s workplace for policing and crime evaluate the 12 months ending in August 2025 with the earlier 12 months – and present there have been 8,749 fewer crimes which resulted in somebody being harm, a drop of almost 12%.
The borough of Havering in east London recorded the biggest drop (16.3%) adopted by Enfield in north London (16.1%).
The smallest decreases have been in Greenwich (4.3%) and Kensington and Chelsea (4.6%).
Sir Sadiq stated: “We have seen plenty of politicians right here and throughout the globe speaking down London and spreading misinformation about crime and security within the capital.
“The evidence is clear, our approach to tackling crime and its complex causes works. It’s driving down violence right across the capital.”
His feedback come after Donald Trump reignited his feud with Sir Sadiq earlier this month by accusing him of doing a “terrible job” and claiming “crime in London is through the roof”.
The US president additionally hit out on the mayor in a speech on the UN Normal Meeting on Tuesday, the place he additionally made the outlandish declare that London “wants Sharia law” – one thing there isn’t a proof for.
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Requested concerning the assaults, Sir Sadiq stated: “I think President Trump has shown he is racist, he is sexist, he is misogynistic, and he is Islamophobic.”
He added that the general public could be “wondering what it is about this Muslim mayor who leads a liberal, multicultural, progressive, successful city that means I appear to be living rent-free inside Donald Trump’s head”.
In keeping with the mayor’s workplace, general homicides in London are at a 10-year low, and the town’s fee is decrease than in Berlin, Brussels, Madrid, Paris and all main US cities.
The speed of murder was down by 17% within the 12-month interval to June this 12 months in contrast with the 12-month interval to Could 2016, it beforehand stated.
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Sir Sadiq speaks with a police officer throughout a walkabout within the West Finish earlier this 12 months. File pic: PA
Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Rachel Williams stated: “We’re targeting the most dangerous individuals, disrupting criminal networks, and investing in prevention to protect those most at risk.
“That is why fewer individuals are being harm, fewer lives are being misplaced, and London is changing into a safer metropolis.”
The Conservatives rejected the suggestion that London is safer.
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Shadow dwelling secretary Chris Philp claims ‘London is not safer’
Shadow dwelling secretary Chris Philp stated: “Under this Labour mayor, criminals know the odds are stacked in their favour.
“Just one in 20 robberies is solved, fewer offenders are being jailed, and greater than a thousand cops have been reduce from the Metropolitan Police, with Sir Mark Rowley warning of additional losses this 12 months.
“Londoners don’t feel safer because London isn’t safer.”
