Moderators Moderator_02 Posted April 4, 2018 Moderators Share Posted April 4, 2018 Quote MEDIA WATCH: London murder rate passes NY, but Panama leads Posted on April 3, 2018 in Panama Post Views: 301 LONDON is bemoaning the fact that the murder rate has overtaken that of New York for the first time in modern history, but Panama’s latest figures outstrip the combined total for the two cities. Data from police in both cities, obtained by The Sunday Times and the BBC, shows that 15 people were murdered in London (pop 8.8 million) in February, compared to 14 in New York (pop 8.5 million.) London murders for March are also “likely to exceed or equal” the US city’s, the Times reports. Of the 44 murder investigations launched by police in 2018, 31 have been a result of stabbings. Panama (pop under 4 million) had 43 murders in March, bringing te total for the first three months to116 Mayor Sadiq Khan’s office said it was “deeply concerned” by the latest figures, but insisted that London “remains one of the safest [cities] in the world”. Last year, the Metropolitan Police said years of funding cuts were partly to blame for the steep rise in crime in the capital. The force has had to make £600m in savings since 2010. http://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/media-watch-london-murder-rate-passes-ny-but-panama-leads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siempre Soluciones Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Maybe England will ban knives now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.