London murder rates fall beneath major western cities around the world

[Waz]

There were 97 homicides in the capital in 2025, down 36 per cent from 153 in 2019 and 11 per cent fewer than the 109 in 2024.

The Met said last year also had the lowest killings since 95 took place 11 years ago in 2014.

The force stated that 2025 saw a homicide rate of 1.1 per 100,000 people - safer than comparable global cities such as New York at 2.8, Paris (1.6), Toronto (1.6), Berlin (3.2), Los Angeles (5.6), Chicago (11.7), and Philadelphia (12.3).
In 2025, stop and search helped officers seize at least 3,800 weapons and discover illegal drugs on more than 27,800 occasions.

Historically, higher rates of stop and search have been linked to lower detection rates.

But the 20% increase in use of the tactic over the last year culminated in 36% of searches in July 2026 uncovering evidence of criminal activity.

A statement from Scotland Yard claimed this was as a result of “officers making more precise and considered stops”.

Assistant Commissioner Ade Adelekan, the Met’s stop and search lead, said: “Stop and search remains a vital tool in helping officers remove weapons from our streets, apprehend dangerous offenders and ultimately save lives.

“But it is also a tactic that must be used fairly, professionally and with the confidence of the communities we serve.”

 

[Waz]

Well tickle me pink, who'd thought that stopping and searching people who might be linked to criminal activity would see such a fall.
It's high time to drop political correctness. Now introduce metal detectors at major transport hubs.

Having close friends who work in the Met they've also used high speed loitering drones, electric pursuit bikes and mass surveillance to break up many rings.

Good job Met and Sadiq.

 

[Claudius]

There were 97 homicides in the capital in 2025, down 36 per cent from 153 in 2019 and 11 per cent fewer than the 109 in 2024.

The Met said last year also had the lowest killings since 95 took place 11 years ago in 2014.

The force stated that 2025 saw a homicide rate of 1.1 per 100,000 people - safer than comparable global cities such as New York at 2.8, Paris (1.6), Toronto (1.6), Berlin (3.2), Los Angeles (5.6), Chicago (11.7), and Philadelphia (12.3).
In 2025, stop and search helped officers seize at least 3,800 weapons and discover illegal drugs on more than 27,800 occasions.

Historically, higher rates of stop and search have been linked to lower detection rates.

But the 20% increase in use of the tactic over the last year culminated in 36% of searches in July 2026 uncovering evidence of criminal activity.

A statement from Scotland Yard claimed this was as a result of “officers making more precise and considered stops”.

Assistant Commissioner Ade Adelekan, the Met’s stop and search lead, said: “Stop and search remains a vital tool in helping officers remove weapons from our streets, apprehend dangerous offenders and ultimately save lives.

“But it is also a tactic that must be used fairly, professionally and with the confidence of the communities we serve.”


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Murder rates in Bucharest is 0.86,0.7 in Budapest,0.77 Prague, 0.68 Warsaw......Eastern Europe is really the Wild West))

 

[KAL-EL]

Good news for Britannia. Happy for the citizens.

 

[Watandar]

Great job by "woke" mayor Sadiq Khan and "wokist" London police.

 

[Waz]

Murder rates in Bucharest is 0.86,0.7 in Budapest,0.77 Prague, 0.68 Warsaw......Eastern Europe is really the Wild West))

Yes but that's not a fair comparison is it? The populations are tiny and half of those cases the people have left to go elsewhere to find work.

 

[AZ_HighCountry]

There were 97 homicides in the capital in 2025, down 36 per cent from 153 in 2019 and 11 per cent fewer than the 109 in 2024.

The Met said last year also had the lowest killings since 95 took place 11 years ago in 2014.

The force stated that 2025 saw a homicide rate of 1.1 per 100,000 people - safer than comparable global cities such as New York at 2.8, Paris (1.6), Toronto (1.6), Berlin (3.2), Los Angeles (5.6), Chicago (11.7), and Philadelphia (12.3).
In 2025, stop and search helped officers seize at least 3,800 weapons and discover illegal drugs on more than 27,800 occasions.

Historically, higher rates of stop and search have been linked to lower detection rates.

But the 20% increase in use of the tactic over the last year culminated in 36% of searches in July 2026 uncovering evidence of criminal activity.

A statement from Scotland Yard claimed this was as a result of “officers making more precise and considered stops”.

Assistant Commissioner Ade Adelekan, the Met’s stop and search lead, said: “Stop and search remains a vital tool in helping officers remove weapons from our streets, apprehend dangerous offenders and ultimately save lives.

“But it is also a tactic that must be used fairly, professionally and with the confidence of the communities we serve.”


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Awesome. US cities make up 5 of the 10. And I've been to 4 of them. I'll let YYZ substitute for PHL. Only time in spent in PHL was for layovers. Have been to YYZ a dozen or so times.

 

[retaxis]

Murder rates are lower in UK and Australia because there isn't access to automatic weapons that can mow down a dozen people in 2 secs

 

[KAL-EL]

Awesome. US cities make up 5 of the 10. And I've been to 4 of them. I'll let YYZ substitute for PHL. Only time in spent in PHL was for layovers. Have been to YYZ a dozen or so times.

I live in the Philly burbs

 

[KAL-EL]

Murder rates are lower in UK and Australia because there isn't access to automatic weapons that can mow down a dozen people in 2 secs

Always wanted to visit Sydney, Brisbane, and Adelaide

 

[AZ_HighCountry]

I live in the Philly burbs

Sucks to be you.

 

[SolarWarden]

Sucks to be you.

I thought Philly suburbs were quiet unlike the urban areas where they a full of "teens."

 

[SolarWarden]

Murder rates are lower in UK and Australia because there isn't access to automatic weapons that can mow down a dozen people in 2 secs

Ah yes those places where government is in total control and if you say a naughty word on social media that they don't like they can and have arrested folks for it. Btw VAST majority of folks "mow down" here in US are the urban dwellers a.k.a gangs/"teens" and they usually live in strict gun control cities.

 

[retaxis]

Always wanted to visit Sydney, Brisbane, and Adelaide

Im from Adelaide there isn't a great deal going on. The East Coast cities are a lot more fun like Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Gold Coast.

 

[KAL-EL]

Im from Adelaide there isn't a great deal going on. The East Coast cities are a lot more fun like Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Gold Coast.

Duly noted! Thanks for the info. I just like visiting different cities from far away