And you know what? You apparently get more guns, too (or at least, more use of them by the "bad guys"):
The increase in London homicides has been so profound that for the first time in recorded history the UK capitol’s murder rate has surpassed New York City’s...
In January, the UK’s Office for National Statistics published the statistical bulletin, "Crime in England and Wales: year ending September 2017."...
The report stated that there had been a 20 percent increase in offenses involving firearms from October 2016 through September 2017 over the same period a year earlier. This included a 36 percent increase in offenses involving shotguns and a 20 percent increase in offenses involving handguns. Handguns are prohibited in the UK outside of Northern Ireland.
Most of this has occurred in London. And knife attacks have also increased, with the following reaction from authorities and activists: