Londoners significantly overestimate the level of crime in their city compared to actual statistics.

Public Safety Misinformation Social IssuesSep 19, 2026score 0.182 posts · 0 replies across 1 instances

The thread discusses a study showing that Londoners overestimate the level of crime in their city compared to actual statistics, highlighting a mismatch between public perception and reality. It also notes that murder rates have decreased but public belief in increased violence remains high.

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Parent: Public SafetyEntity: LondonImpact: negativeDate: Sep 19, 2026Target: Public perception of crime in London

A majority of Londoners believe that crime rates have increased, despite a reported 15% decrease in murders since 2019.

Parent: Social PerceptionEntity: Public OpinionSub-entity: Crime StatisticsImpact: negativeDate: Sep 19, 2026Target: Public belief in crime trends

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Londoners think their city is far more dangerous than it really is. 

A King’s College study found that just over 12% of Londoners actually experienced crime in the year to September 2025, though the public guessed 30% on average. 

Murders have fallen by around 15% since 2019, but 40% of the public believe they rose, and half still rank London as England’s most violent city, (*it’s the safest*)

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/london-crime-safe-sadiq-khan-donald-trump-reform-b1296333.html

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@[email protected]

Londoners think their city is far more dangerous than it really is. 

A King’s College study found that just over 12% of Londoners actually experienced crime in the year to September 2025, though the public guessed 30% on average. 

Murders have fallen by around 15% since 2019, but 40% of the public believe they rose, and half still rank London as England’s most violent city, (*it’s the safest*)

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/london-crime-safe-sadiq-khan-donald-trump-reform-b1296333.html

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