At last, there is some good news from London as The National reported on Monday that the UK capital’s murder rate is the lowest per head since figures were first published in 1997.
The figure has dropped to below 100 victims – the lowest for more than a decade. With the growth in the city’s population, this puts London on a homicide rate of 1.1 per 100,000 people – a rate lower than any other British city and below many comparable global metros.
City officials have used this to push back against the narrative that London is crime-tolerant and, thus, unsafe not only for its own population but for visitors who want to enjoy what it has to offer. Yet, their campaign has all the hallmarks of the classic “look over there” displacement tactic.
Surveys show that what people are most concerned about in Lon
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