Solving crime in London is not like Midsomer Murders as cops respond to ever more 'ferocious' killings, Scotland Yard's top homicide detective has said.
Advances in emergency trauma care provided by specialist medical teams are credited with increasing the survival rate for severely injured victims in London.Officers are reporting an "extraordinarily violent mindset" among some suspects in London. The most extreme incidents appear influenced by a "pack mentality," according to police.
"The excessive violence is often surprising – it goes beyond what's needed to achieve someone's aims. This trend of escalating brutality has been building up and it’s certainly concerning." Some officers think London's murder rate has been suppressed by medical advances and rapid response teams performing emergency surgery. But the mindset remains extraordinarily brutal.
But the figures are almost half those seen at a peak of violence two decades ago when more than 200 people were killed annually.So far this year, there have been 65 homicides in London. Six involved guns and 49 knives. Eighty percent of victims were male, with the largest ethnic groups being 46% white and 38% black.
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