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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Ross Lydall

Is Sadiq Khan 'gaslighting' Londoners? The capital's great crime paradox explained

It has been dubbed the “great crime paradox” – why Londoners may not feel safer despite the capital’s murder rate being at a historic low.

Last week, London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan hailed the falling murder rate as “extraordinary” as he and other leading political figures embarked on a public relations offensive to counter what they see as deliberate and damaging misinformation, typically spread on social media, about crime levels in London.

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