"The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has today reiterated that one death is one too many and committed to continuing to tackle violence and its complex causes, as early figures show that London recorded the fewest number of homicides across June, July and August since 2018. The Mayor has vowed to continue building on the hard work to tackle violence across the capital and hailed the impact of his London Violence Reduction Unit and the hard work of the Met Police,"
"So far this year, there have been 10 under-25 homicides recorded, compared with 26 at the same point last year. The number of teenage homicides has fallen from nine at this point last year to four. Provisional figures show that the number of homicides across all ages has fallen by a quarter compared to the start of September last year (78 to 58)."
"This follows the latest crime stats from the ONS that show Londoners are, on average, less likely to be a victim of a violence with injury offence than across the rest of England and Wales. Since May 2016, homicides, knife crime with injury for those aged under 25, violence with injury, burglary and gun crime lethal barrel discharge has all fallen across the capital."
London recorded the fewest homicides across June, July and August since 2018 and reported no under-25 homicides during the school summer holiday period. So far this year there have been 10 under-25 homicides, down from 26 at the same point last year, and teenage homicides fell from nine to four. Provisional figures show total homicides fell by a quarter (78 to 58) compared to the start of September last year. ONS statistics indicate Londoners are, on average, less likely to be victims of violence with injury than elsewhere in England and Wales. The Mayor is investing £1.16bn in the Met for 2025/26 and continues funding youth provision and the London Violence Reduction Unit.
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