The Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Sir Mark Rowley, has announced a drop in homicide rates and said London is a “fantastically safe” city.
Rowley said: “London is a fantastically safe global city. Of course no city’s perfect, but if you look at crime rates … it’s a safe place to live and work and enjoy yourself.”
The Met said the total number of homicides recorded under Home Office Counting Rules for 2022 was down 17 percent on 2021, to 109.
The number of fatal shootings was nine, a 25 percent fall on the previous year and the lowest figure since 2014.
Among the victims was Kacey Boothe, 25, a member of the London Fields gang, who was shot dead in Walthamstow, northeast London in August. The local MP, Stella Creasy, said the shooting took place outside a community centre where a child’s birthday party was taking place….