What’s up in London? Murder rate surpassed NY

London mayor urged cross-party focus after criticism that police funding cuts have led to surge

London’s Jihadi Mayor Moves Totalitarian State Forward in UK

In classic splinter movement style, London’s jihadi mayor is calling for the complete defanging of British subjects in preparation for the coming war against them by the Islamic Movement in the United Kingdom.

In light of the facts and evidence in Britain that shooting, knife, and acid attacks are primarily being conducted by muslims against non-muslims or muslims who are not sharia-adherent, we see a clear unfolding of the Islamic strategy England as a reflection of what we see unrolling here in the United States.

Muslims conduct attacks in London against non-muslims and muslims who are not adhering to Islamic law (sharia).
The London mayor calls for Britons to be left completely defenseless by outlawing the possession of any tool with which they can defend themselves.
As a result of muslim “Outreach” programs, British police agencies continue to ignore thousands of rape cases against British girls and women because the perpetrators are primarily muslim.

"There is never a reason to carry a knife."

Khan has approved “targeted patrols with extra stop and search powers for areas worst-affected by knife crime”

I’d do everything in my power to cut stop and search

...if I’m Mayor I’ll do all in my power to further cut its use. Overuse of stop and search can have a dramatic effect on communities. It undermines public confidence in our police if Londoners are being stopped and searched for no good reason.

The U.K. government is expected to introduce a ban on online knife sales and home knife deliveries, declare it “illegal to possess zombie knives and knuckledusters in private”

Some stores now demand proof of identity even to buy blunt-nosed plastic knives,

People who commit these attacks have not been deterred by more intrusive police actions, which have been ramping up for some time. The police can’t be everywhere at once, which means that those in London or thinking of visiting it have to be prepared to defend themselves. When someone comes at you with a knife, simply yelling and running may not be enough, especially when the intent isn’t to rob a victim of their goods but to rob them of their lives.

Khan’s demand for a knife ban — and especially the intent of the UK to prevent people from buying perfectly ordinary knives on line — smacks of desperation and impotence. Rather than knife bans, perhaps London needs new leadership.

I gotta confess. My every day carry is a Buck with a 1 3/4" blade. It's on a key ring. The truly evil part is that it not only locks in the closed position, it also locks OPEN.

Besides, why do you need an EDC knife? Didn't you read what Mayor Khan had to say? No one needs to carry a knife...no one!

Why do you all from the American right point to and just focuse on Khan as the present mayor of London?

Why do you all from the European left point to and just focus on Trump?

As the present Mayor of London, does Khan not have the authority to pull back on or expand the stop & search procedure? If not, then he is blowing a lot of smoke up the arses of Londoners.

As the present Mayor of London, are Khan's tweets not intended to influence the thinking of the citizens of London?

As the present Mayor of London, is Khan not charged with the responsibility to enforce the laws passed by Parliament?

Besides, why do you need an EDC knife? Didn't you read what Mayor Khan had to say? No one needs to carry a knife...no one!

Office for National Statistics warn of 'genuine increase' in violence after government attributes rise to improved recording

Knife crime rocketed by 22 per cent across England and Wales in the largest jump ever recorded, new figures have revealed amid a spate of stabbings in London.

Almost 40,000 offences involving knives or sharp weapons were recorded by police in 2017 - the highest level in seven years - while gun crime was up 11 per cent to 6,600 offences.

Alexa Bradley, an Office for National Statistics (ONS) analyst, said most crimes have remained fairly stable in the past year and at a much lower level than a peak seen in the mid-1990s.

"Eight in ten adults had not experienced any of the crimes asked about in our survey in the latest year,” he added.

"However, we have seen an increase in the relatively rare, but 'high-harm' violent offences such as homicide, knife crime and gun crime, a trend that has been emerging over the previous two years.

"We have also seen evidence that increases in some types of theft have continued, in particular vehicle-related theft and burglary.”

The ONS told The Independent that the 22 per cent increase in knife offences was the biggest year-on-year rise on record.

Sexual offences recorded by police were up a quarter in the year, with rape increasing by 31 per cent to more than 50,000 offences, and domestic abuse-related crimes were also up.

The Crime Survey of England and Wales, which is seen as the most reliable indicator of long-term trends, shows crime has fallen overall in recent years but the ONS warned of “genuine increases” in violence.

Knife and gun crime has surged in England and Wales, but the causes and solutions are unclear

Reports of violence, stabbings and murders have hit the headlines in recent months, with daily occurrences in London. But how widespread is violent crime, why is it growing and who are the victims?

The vast majority of people will not be a victim of violent crime. In England and Wales, four in five people did not experience crime in 2017 and overall crime has been steadily decreasing since 1995.

Although people are experiencing fewer high-harm incidents, including offences involving knives and firearms, in 2017 there was a 22% increase in knife crime and an 11% rise in gun crime, according to offences recorded by the police. These crimes don’t occur very often, but they do attract a lot of media attention.
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While the figures suggest serious violence is on the rise, there is no consensus about the causes or solutions. The latest Home Office policy targeting violent crime points to changes in the nature of drug sales and use, highlighting crack cocaine, social media and music glamorising violence as among the issues fuelling the problem.

However, policy experts and criminologists put the increase down to a combination of complex factors, and say longer-term public health-style approaches may be key to reducing serious violence.

Simon Harding, associate professor in criminology at the University of West London, says the rise is partly because of cuts to youth services and police community support officers (PCSOs).
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Although most people will never experience serious violent crime, figures indicate young black men are disproportionately the victims of knife crime, particularly in London.

“I think this has been one of the problems with policy: we say our risk of being a victim of violence is much lower, but who are ‘we’ and who are we not including in that category?” says Richard Garside, director at the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies.

“There are particular age groups and localities where, to put it bluntly, being young and male – and particularly being young, male and black in some parts of London and other major cities – is potentially lethal in and of itself. They are at much higher risk of being a victim of a violent assault than the general population.”

Garside is urging a rethink of how we respond to violence in society, possibly with a longer-term public health-style approach.

“What we’re seeing here is the product of a whole set of other social forces that are playing out in, at times, really lethal and disserving ways in some communities up and down the country. There’s a reason why this is a problem in Tottenham, Wood Green, and it’s not a problem in Richmond and South Kensington,” Garside says.

“If you adopt a whole-population approach then everyone benefits, including those who are most at risk of being victims of knife violence.”