London’s murder rate has fallen to its lowest level since 2014, making the capital one of the safest cities in the world.
There were 97 homicides in the capital in 2025, down 11 per cent from 109 in 2024, according to data released by the Metropolitan Police.
Despite London’s growing population in the last decade, last year had the lowest homicide rate per capita on record – 1.1 per 100,000, according to the Met.
Met Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said the drop in crime was due to police efforts to arrest 1,000 more offenders each month and using technology like facial recognition to solve more crimes.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan hailed the figures as evidence that his “public health” approach to combat knife crime is working and said they tell a “different story from what the politicians such as Donald Trump, Reform and the Conservatives would have you believe”.
The cities with higher murder rates than London
The homicide rate per capita in London is lower than in any other UK city and below many comparable global cities, the Met said.
This includes New York at 2.8 per 100,000 people, Berlin (3.2), Milan (1.6), Paris (1.6), Brussels (2.9) and Toronto (1.6), the Met said.
It is also significantly lower than rates in major US cities such as Los Angeles (5.6), Houston (10.5), Chicago (11.7) and Philadelphia (12.3).
It is unclear where the Met have sourced these figures and which year they are for.
The Federal Police Union told Euronews violent crime in Berlin is due to “marginalised” youth left without adequate social support infrastructure and a rise in extremism.
In New York, murders and shootings fell last year, according to police data reported by Police1.
Many American cities struggle with violent crime, more so than European cities, because it is much easier to obtain a gun.
The US Constitution’s Second Amendment protects the right to keep and bear arms.
The cities with less killings than London
Japan is considered one of the safest countries in the world.
Tokyo has a homicide rate of around 0.3 per 100,000 people. It was 0.26 in 2018, according to Macrotrends.
Low levels of wealth inequality, tough crime laws and an emphasis on collective responsibility rather than individual freedoms are considered key factors in the country’s safety.
Japan has tough laws on drugs including cannabis and it is difficult to access guns.
Tokyo is meticulously clean, despite a lack of public trash cans, and some have argued this promotes respect for the law and a sense of public duty.
Vatican City typically has a homicide rate of 0 but, due to its tiny population, a single homicide in a given year can spike the rate dramatically.
However, its concentration of tourists means the rates of lower-level crimes such as purse snatching and pickpocketing are higher than in many other places.
Singapore consistently has one of the lowest murder rates in the world. It was 0.07 in 2023, according to World Population Review.
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The city-state is known for its tough penalties for crime, even for low-level offences, and strong enforcement.
Singapore is a wealthy country, with low levels of unemployment, high GDP per capita and high-quality education that instills a sense of civic duty.
Both Japan and Singapore have the death penalty.
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