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Stats can almost always be disputed unfortunately.

One reason homicides are down is because hospitals have got better at keeping stabbing victims alive. Stripped of context it looks like a win. Put in context the question becomes, why are there so many stabbing victims? Gang crime, etc.

>>mike_h+(OP)
Hospital admissions for knife injuries are also down, so it's not that (see e.g. https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn04...)

Also, hospitals have got better at treating knife injuries in lots of places, not just London. This would not explain why London has a low homicide rate per capita compared to lots of other cities.