"Last year, something extraordinary happened in London. As the conversation about crime got even louder, London quietly reached the lowest per capita homicide rate in its recorded history. Even London's harshest critics have to accept this is impressive progress. For too many, it will no doubt come as a surprise. In recent years, politicians and commentators have sought to spam our social media feeds with an endless stream of distortions and untruths painting a dystopian picture of a lawless place where criminals run rampant."
"This hasn't happened by chance. It's the outcome of a strategy we've pursued since the start of my first term as mayor: to be tough on violent crime, and tough on the complex causes of violent crime. We've more than doubled investment from City Hall in the Met, funding extra officers and giving them access to the cutting-edge technology they need to target our city's most dangerous offenders."
"funding extra officers and giving them access to the cutting-edge technology they need to target our city's most dangerous offenders. This is paying dividends. Police in the capital have arrested an extra 1,000 criminals every month, removed 3,750 guns and knives from our streets, and disrupted serious and organised crime groups more than 21,000 times. By closing almost 1,500 county lines operations, they've dismantled the violent gangs exploiting the most vulnerable Londoners and causing untold suffering."
A recent year saw London reach its lowest per capita homicide rate in recorded history. Critics exaggerated crime; international and domestic figures portrayed London as lawless. The reduction stems from a strategy combining tougher enforcement and tackling root causes. City Hall more than doubled investment in the Met, adding officers and advanced technology. Police arrested about 1,000 more criminals monthly, seized 3,750 guns and knives, disrupted serious organized crime over 21,000 times, and closed nearly 1,500 county lines, dismantling violent gangs exploiting vulnerable Londoners. These measures targeted the city's most dangerous offenders and aimed to protect the most vulnerable residents.
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