Earlier this year, headlines claiming Londons murder rate was higher than New York Citys sent shockwaves around Britain.
It followed a violent start to the year in the capital – with 18 murders in February alone, compared to 14 in New York.
However, the month proved to be a one-off according to new figures.
In every other month of 2018, there has been more murders in New York than London, despite it having a smaller population.
With a population of around 10.6 million, London is considerably larger than the Big Apple, which has around 8.6 million residents.
Between January and June, there were 80 homicides in London, reports the BBC.
But in the same six months, New York has had almost twice as many murder cases – 141 so far.
London's murder rate compared with New York's
January
New York – 20
London – 10
February
New York – 14
London – 18
March
New York – 21
London – 16
April
New York – 22
London – 14
May
New York – 34
London – 13
June
New York – 30
London – 9
A surge of violence in February saw police open up 18 homicide inquiries in the British capital, while the New York Police Department only opened up 14.
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While the exact reasons for this are unknown, is it thought the extreme snow conditions may have contributed to the reduction in the American city.
The statistics prompted Donald Trump to wade into the debate during a speech to the National Rifle Association in May, claiming there was blood all over the floors of a London hospital, although he failed to declare which one.
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He added: They say its as bad as a military war zone hospital. Knives, knives, knives, knives.
London hasnt been used to that. Theyre getting used to it. Its pretty tough.
What is noticeable is that the numbers of homicides in London began to fall when Scotland Yard established a violent crime task force in February.
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