London murder rate overtakes New York.

[cromwell]

Only for the last couple of months, true. But it's something I never dreamed could happen.

[Workingman]

I just read the figures... it is not just murder, London is worse for rapes, robberies and violent crime.

But to be fair the police absolutely must get on top of people calling each other names on social media, swearing at football matches or posting 'inappropriate' selfies to their friends.

[cromwell]

Yeah, they are putting x hundred police to monitor 'hate speech' and the violent crime figures are going through the roof in London - and in other cities.
There was a shooting in Sheffield a couple of days since.
Sheffield!

[AliasAggers]

What I can't understand is--- why has it all happened so quickly?

Why am I saying this ? Because I've just turned up this information from last year.....


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The Metropolitan Police Service has published its end-of-year crime statistics for 2016-2017.
Assistant Commissioner Martin Hewitt, responsible for Territorial Policing, said: "London is
one of the safest global cities in the world. There are few others with such low rates …

[Suff]

The murder capital of Britain is and remains, Boston in Lincolnshire.

Work that one out.

[cromwell]

What I can't understand is--- why has it all happened so quickly?

Why am I saying this ? Because I've just turned up this information from last year.....


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The Metropolitan Police Service has published its end-of-year crime statistics for 2016-2017.
Assistant Commissioner Martin Hewitt, responsible for Territorial Policing, said: "London is
one of the safest global cities in the world. There are few others with such low rates …

Depends which cities he is comparing them against. Probably compared to places in South America like Brazil, London would be safe. Compared to the London of a few years ago or decades ago and the picture would look far less rosy.

Suff - heavy drinking and violence by eastern Europeans, usually against each other?

[cromwell]

Another one today. A young girl shot dead in North London in gang crossfire. Unbelievable.

[Suff]

Mainly gangs running the farm labour racket, who wind up fighting and killing each other.

However they also abuse women and other races with impunity..