伦敦市长萨迪克·汗和警察局长马克·罗利周四发布数据，驳斥社交媒体上关于这座城市危险和衰退的说法 [1]。
根据最新统计，伦敦街头犯罪在过去一年下降14% [1]，其中西敏寺地区下跌超过三分之一，卡姆登地区下跌四分之一 [1]。2025年伦敦记录的谋杀案数为97起，是自2014年以来最少的，相比之下低于巴黎、柏林或纽约的人口比率 [1]。
汗指责在线虚假信息的推广者。他表示"我们知道有机器农场从关于伦敦的负面故事中赚钱。我们知道俄罗斯和中国的国家行为体以及美国MAGA支持的影响者想要贬低伦敦" [1]。数据显示，过去两年社交媒体上关于伦敦"衰退"或"危险"的内容增加了200% [1]。
在具体防控措施方面，警察局长罗利强调使用面部识别技术和高可见度巡逻来遏制犯罪 [1]。汗同时强调伦敦作为自由、进步、多元化城市的成功 [1]。
London Mayor Sadiq Khan and Police Commissioner Mark Rowley presented crime data on Thursday to counter what they characterized as false narratives about the city's safety circulating on social media [1]. Street crime in London has declined 14 percent over the past year, with Westminster experiencing a drop exceeding one-third and Camden falling by a quarter [1].
Khan attributed the spread of negative claims about London to what he called an "anger economy" online, alongside disinformation campaigns. He stated: "We know there are bot farms making money from negative stories about London. We know state actors from Russia and China, and US MAGA-backed influencers, want to diminish London" [1]. The mayor emphasized that London remains a successful, free, progressive, and diverse city [1].
The data released underscores the discrepancy between perception and reality. Posts on social media describing London as declining or dangerous increased by 200 percent over the past two years [1]. However, London recorded 97 murders in 2025, the lowest figure since 2014, and fewer per capita than Paris, Berlin, or New York [1].
Rowley highlighted the police's use of facial recognition technology and high-visibility patrols as strategies to suppress crime [1].