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| The grim milestone that shames Sadiq Khan: Interactive map shows Lawless London boroughs with most homicides - after it was revealed more than 1,000 people have been killed since Labour Mayor was elected |
| 2024-01-13 |
| [Daily Mail, where America gets its news] London's shocking wave of homicides since Sadiq Khan was elected mayor are revealed today in MailOnline's new interactive map. The graphic reveals the extent of the violence gripping the capital, with more than 1,000 homicides having taken place since Mr Khan began his stint in City Hall in 2016. Croydon was the borough with the highest homicide rate under Mr Khan's leadership with a total of 55 killings, amounting to just over 5 per cent of the total number of homicides in the capital. Alongside the south London borough - the areas of Southwark, Brent, Greenwich and Newham were the locations for 25 per cent of all homicides in the last seven years, each contributing above 5 per cent of the total. Mr Khan lives in Tooting, Wandsworth, which has seen 32 homicides since 2016, making it 17th on the list. Former Met Police officer Norman Brennan said it was 'shameful and staggering' that so many people had lost their lives to an 'epidemic'. The ex-policeman said Mr Khan 'needed to get a grip of the situation', which has left families living in fear of leaving their house after daylight hours and getting on buses and tubes. Sutton and Merton were statistically the safest places, with both boroughs recording ten killings since Mr Khan became mayor, less than 1 per cent of the city's overall rate. Police estimates show 1,008 homicides were recorded in the 2,773 days since Mr Khan was first elected - leaving 132 families ripped apart every year of his tenure. This includes 1,003 before 2023 ended - including Harry Pitman on December 31 - and another five in the first ten days of January 2024. It comes as the mayor is refusing to supply the Met Police with £70million in funds for its crucial 'New Met For London' reforms, yet offered a bumper £30million pay deal to unions to avert crippling Tube strikes. The data sparked accusations that Mr Khan had only made the situation worse while in the job - although his office claimed that homicide levels had fallen to their lowest since 2014. Related: Croydon: 2022-06-12 In south London today, far-left anti-government protesters used Twitter to organize a “cyber swarm” Croydon: 2021-09-05 Antifa gathered for a direct action in Croydon, south London to fight a small group of protesters calling for immigration/migration restrictions Croydon: 2021-03-14 Ivory Coast Zaha becomes first Premier League player not to take the knee Related: Sadiq Khan: 2023-12-28 Khan's London: 43 Knife Crime Incidents Recorded Per Day Amid Gang Violence Surge in British Capital Sadiq Khan: 2023-08-31 Knife thugs armed with huge machetes brawl in street in front of crowds of revellers at Notting Hill carnival - nal day 'marred by violence' as eight are stabbed and police officer is sexually assaulted Sadiq Khan: 2023-05-21 Hajji London mayor Sadiq Khan blames 'you know who' for his PTSD |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #6 Good news, everyone! Gun violence has fallen to near zero. True that knives, clubs, and machetes have become the fashionable instruments for crimes of violence which suggests that the impulse to murder is both unabated and in a sense, fungible. But credit where credit is due, right? |
| Posted by: SteveS 2024-01-13 12:31 |
| #5 Yapping dogs also bite. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2024-01-13 10:22 |
| #4 West Pakistan |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2024-01-13 10:20 |
| #3 London braces for 250,000 to attend pro-Palestinian march |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2024-01-13 10:15 |
| #2 Looks at Chicago and says "Here, hold my beer" |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2024-01-13 07:38 |
| #1 Since these are not "Palestinian Lives", why all the fuss? |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2024-01-13 03:44 |