Mayor Sadiq Khan has dismissed Donald Trump’s claims that London is crime-ridden as ‘misinformation’.

The US President zeroed in on the Labour mayor during his 55-minute UN speech – saying he’d allowed crime to go ‘through the roof’.

But Khan has hit back, highlighting statistics from the mayor’s office for policing and crime showing a 12% fall in violent offences over the last two years.

Figures also show that since replacing Boris Johnson in 2016, Khan has overseen a 17% fall in the homicide rate.

Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan said: ‘We’ve seen a number of politicians here and across the globe talking down London and spreading misinformation about crime and safety in the capital.

‘The evidence is clear, our approach to tackling crime and its complex causes works. It’s driving down violence r

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