London Murder Rate Overtakes New York Amid Spike In Stabbings, Shootings

London has surpassed New York City"s murder rate for the second month in a row, due mostly to a spike in knife crime and shootings which left 15 Londoners dead in February - nine of whom were age 30 or younger, and 22 dead in March vs. New York City"s 21, according to the Sunday Times.