London’s Mayor declares intense new “knife control” policies to stop epidemic of stabbings
The police will now stop and frisk people believed to be carrying knives
London’s murder rate overtakes New York for the first time in recorded history
There has been a spike in knife crime in London, with 31 fatal stabbings in London so far this year, equating to a deadly stabbing every three days
London surpasses New York in murder rates for the first time in modern history
15 people killed in London compared to 14 in New York
