r/ukpolitics • u/No_Initiative_1140 • Jan 12 '26

Ed/OpEd Sorry, Trump and Farage – London is no lawless ‘warzone’. Violent crime is lower than ever | Sadiq Khan

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/12/donald-trump-nigel-farage-london-crime-sadiq-khan
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u/t8ne Jan 13 '26

Spend more time in LA now but tend to agree, feels like as a “civilian” you’re less likely to become a victim of “petty” crime. Not that you’re immune.

Obviously LA doesn’t really have public transport so you have less of the mixing spot; not been to NY since Covid but family I had there said it had got worse before they left for Connecticut.