Claim: London overtook New York in murders in February for the first time in modern history as the capital endured a dramatic surge in knife crime.
Fact-check: Has the number of murders in London overtaken New York? - Full Fact
Verdict: mostly correct. more homicides  were recorded in london than new york over the past two months. looking over the longer term the figure is generally higher in new york. there has been a surge in knife crime.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Abbas Panjwani
Date published: 2018-04-04T00:00:00