Overview
- New Met data confirms 97 homicides in 2025, an 11% drop from 2024, putting the rate at 1.1 per 100,000 residents, lower than New York, Paris and Berlin.
- Harm to young people fell sharply, with the fewest under‑25 victims this century and teenage victims down 73% since 2021 to eight.
- The Met cites about 1,000 additional arrests each month, live facial recognition, the V100 focus on predatory offenders, and dismantling gangs and county lines networks.
- Independent metrics point to broader progress, including a 29% five‑year fall in stabbing hospitalisations, fewer violent injuries, firearms discharges roughly halved, and a 95% homicide solve rate.
- Progress comes as the force addresses vetting failures that saw 131 officers and staff commit crimes or misconduct, even as officials contest claims that London is unsafe and report rising local confidence.