London Murder Rate Rises Above New York’s as Stabbings Surge

A jacket is pictured outside a Sainsbury's shopping store in west London, on May 20, 2016, after a man was arrested following the stabbing of four women. JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/Getty Images

The murder rate in London has risen above New York City’s as stabbings in the capital of the United Kingdom have driven the increase.

The Sunday Times reported that it’s “the first time in modern history” that London saw more murders in a month than New York.