London mayor sir sadiq khan has been accounted of “gaslighting” after sharing statistics showing a fall in some crimes in the capital. The Labor Politician Posted a Chart on Social Media Highlighting Knife Crime, Resident Burglary, The Person and Personal Robbery Had Dropped by 19%, 10% and Both and Both and Both 13% Three months of the year, compared to last year.
“The latest figures show Robbery, Theft, Resident Burglary and Knife Crime Are Down in London, But there's Still a Long Way to Go Before I 'Satisfied,” He Said in the Post On X. Funding from City Hall, the meeting is putting high-visibility policing at the heart of figuring crime. ” However, some people responded angry after it was revealed the mayor had missed out some worrying statics that show some crimes in London Continue to Rise.
The figures, from a london assembled committee meetings last month, Were Shared by Rory Geoghegan, Founder of the Public Safety Foundation.
It showed offenses such as gun crime, rape and showplifting had increased by 18%, 9% and 38% respondively in the year to June 2025 when the year beefore.
Theft from the person, which sir sadiq had earlier shared as being down, was listed as being up by 12%.
“For completeteness, some crime figures the @mayoroflondon chose not to reveal – buried in a 100 -page pdf,” saad mr Geoghegan as he will share the latest figures.
In Response, One Person Accused the Mayor of “GasLighting and Issuing Propaganda”.
“It is sickening,” they say.
Another User Said the mayor was “utterly dishonest”.
A Third Person Posted: “Decreasing Crime Levels from a Lower Base Rate is World Hollering About But It is a High Base Rate… Might be Prudent to Keep that as a Low Key Success… And Avoid BEing Self-Congress … Especially when any crime decreases aren is down to you personally. “
There has been to be grating over a crimewave in London.
Last Week, Purple Lines With the Warning “Mind the Grab” Were Marked on the City's Busy Oxford Street Street Street to Tackle Phone Theft a Well-Documented and Significant Issue in London.
The campaign, supported by the metropolitan police, is being run by curry and the university of London's Institute for Crime & Justice Police Research, in an affort to raise awareness and cut down on the numbers of High Street Phone Theffts.
According to research commissions by currys, Theft hotspots in westminster last year saw a mobile began every 15 minutes.