Violence against women rises nearly 40% in London

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Violence against women and girls in London has increased by 39% over the past decade, rising from 74,526 offences in 2014 to 103,089 in 2025, according to Metropolitan Police data.

Furthermore, the figures reveal that Westminster has experienced the most pronounced rise, with offences increasing by around 68% during the same period.

Violence against women and girls (VAWG) includes offences such as domestic abuse, harassment, sexual violence and trafficking. The most common VAWG-related offences recorded by the Metropolitan Police since 2019 have been stalking and harassment.

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I wonder if the increase is partly that women are more willing to report? Maybe? But either way scary.

And were no rapes reported in 2019??

(Have posted chart as image so may not show immediately as will have to be approved!)

Sadiq Khan has made it clear he doesn't give a damn about women's rights or safety, that has to be a factor.

I think you are crediting Sadiq Khan with far more influence than he actually has.

The problem is men.

If you look at the chart there is a huge increase in stalking and harrasment which fits in with other threads that women are now facing more public threatening behaviour.

And without saying they are acceptable sexual offences haven't increased that much and maybe as much to do with population increase in London.

But what is strange as that apparently public fear / distress has dropped.

Could it be that more women are reporting these incidents rather than just tolerating them?

From https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/bulletins/crimeinenglandandwales/yearendingseptember2025: "In YE September 2025, the police recorded 6.7 million crimes, similar to the previous year (6.7 million crimes) and up from 4.2 million in YE March 2015. Increases since YE March 2015 are largely because of changes in police activity and recording practices. While some of the rise may reflect genuine changes in trends in crimes reported to and recorded by police, these figures are largely influenced by improvements in recording standards. As a result, police recorded crime is not generally considered a reliable indicator of overall crime trends.

For further information see His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services' report, How effectively do the police record crime?."

From the HMI report: "In 2014, we estimated that forces recorded 80.5 percent of all crime. This included recording 66.9 percent of violent crime and 74.2 percent of sexual offences. For 2023–25, we estimated that forces recorded 94.8 percent of all crime. This included recording 93.6 percent of violent crime and 95.9 percent of sexual offences."