Murders in London Overtake New York for First Time Since 1800 Under Sadiq Khan
04/03/2018
London has overtaken New York City for number of murders for the first time in over 200 years under the mayoralty of Labour's Sadiq Khan.
The change is partly a consequence of Mayor Khan's campaign against using stop and search on ethnic minorities, with London police chief Cressida Dick admitting that constables have become "fearful" of confronting suspects as they "might get into trouble or might not be supported if they had a complaint".