The grim milestone that shames Sadiq Khan: Interactive map shows Lawless London ... trends now

London's shocking wave of homicides since Sadiq Khan was elected mayor are revealed today in MailOnline's new interactive map. 

The graphic reveals the extent of the violence gripping the capital, with more than 1,000 homicides having taken place since Mr Khan began his stint in City Hall in 2016.

Croydon was the borough with the highest homicide rate under Khan's leadership with a total of 55 killings, amounting to just over five per cent of the total number of homicides in the capital.

Alongside the South London borough - the areas of Southwark, Brent, Greenwich and Newham were the locations for 25 per cent of all homicides in the last seven years, each contributing above 5 per cent to the total.

Mr Khan lives in Tooting, Wandsworth, which has seen 32 homicides since 2016, making it 17th on the list overall.  

Former Met Police officer Norman Brennan said it was 'shameful and staggering' that so many people had lost their lives to an 'epidemic'. 

The ex-policeman said Sadiq Khan 'needed to get a grip of the situation', which has left families living in fear of leaving their house after daylight hours and getting on buses and tubes. 

Sutton and Merton were statistically the safest places, with both boroughs recording 10 killings since Mr Khan became mayor, less than 1 per cent of the city's overall rate. 

Overall, police estimates show 1,008 homicides were recorded in the 2,773 days since Mr Khan was first elected - leaving 132 families ripped apart every year of his tenure.

This includes 1,003 before 2023 ended - including Harry Pitman on December 31 - and another five in the first ten days of January 2024. 

It comes as the mayor is refusing to supply the Met Police with £70million in funds for its crucial 'New Met For London' reforms, yet offered a bumper £30million pay deal to unions to avert crippling Tube strikes.

The data sparked accusations that Mr Khan had only made the situation worse while in the job - although his office claimed that homicide levels had fallen to their lowest since 2014.

Mr Brennan said: ''It's absolutely shameful and staggering that so many people have lost their lives. 

'There are many communities now, and people that live in fear in London. Many people now don't go out over after daylight hours. They're concerned on travelling, on transport buses or tubes. 

'It is not just a crisis. It's an epidemic in London and him or no one else has ever got a grip on this problem. That's why it's been allowed to run away like a runaway train. There's absolutely no stopping it at the moment, and I don't see him injecting any effective measures. 

'It's an issue that he doesn't understand, and because he doesn't understand it, he's got no grip on. He's got no control of it, and what he needs to do is really wake up and smell the roses because people are being murdered almost daily in London and families. Parents are planning funerals instead of futures for their children.' 

Tory mayoral candidate Susan Hall said: 'I am deeply saddened to hear that over 1,000 people have been killed in London since Sadiq Khan took charge eight years ago.

'Sadiq Khan has simply not done enough, and we cannot afford another four years under his watch.'

Here are some of the most high-profile London homicide cases since 2016.    

May-Dec 2016 - 82 homicides 

Andrew Aderemi

Andrew was 19 when he was stabbed to death outside a low rise block of flats in Selsdon, South Croydon, on August 16, 2016. 

The teenager's killing was the culmination of a long-running feud and he was found covered in stab wounds with paramedics desperately trying to save the amateur rapper's life. 

Witnesses saw Andre being chased by a group of males carrying knives and other weapons. 

The victim fell to the ground where he was stabbed and kicked until he was unconscious.

Three men were found guilty of Andre's murder and both were sentenced to life imprisonment, a fourth pleaded guilty to manslaughter.   

 Henriett Szucs

Hungarian Henriett Szucs, 34, vanished after moving in with accused murderer Zahid Younis, 35, and was last seen alive in the summer of 2016.

Her corpse was found in small chest freezer at his home during a police search on April 27, 2019. Along with the body of Mihrican Mustafa. 

Ms Szucs had been in the UK for several years and was last seen in Younis' company in the summer of 2016. 

Jurors were told the alleged killer bought the freezer for the 'sole purpose' of hiding Ms Szcucs' body after the brutal killing on or before 11 November 2016 

Jamal Boyce 

Jamel Boyce suffered severe brain damage after being wounded in an attack outside a branch of Sainsbury's in Clapham, south London, in October 2016. 

The then-17-year-old was left blind, paralysed and unable to speak, and died at a care home in Streatham Hill, south-east London, in February 2022, aged 22. 

A police investigation immediately after the attack led to a man being jailed for grievous bodily harm with intent. 

Jamel's mother Pansy, said at the time it was 'impossible' to describe the pain her family was suffering, but hoped the distressing image of the 17-year-old lying unconscious in a hospital bed would show the devastating impact of knife crime. 

His father, Patrick, added: 'Jamel is a very loving son, who is kind and considerate always putting others before himself. This should never have happened to Jamel.'  

Angela Best 

Serial killer Theodore Johnson strangled and battered ex-girlfriend Angela Best, 51, to death in December 2016 after she found out about his dark past and ended their relationship. 

Johnson was first convicted of manslaughter in 1981 after throwing his then-wife off a ninth floor balcony in Wolverhampton. 

Eleven years later he strangled a second partner with a belt at their home in London and pleaded guilty to manslaughter. 

The mother-of-four was initially unaware of his previous convictions but later found letters revealing that Johnson had killed a previous partner and he admitted it was true. 

Their relationship finally ended in the autumn 2016, but the she was killed after trying to accompany him to an appointment at the Jamaican embassy.

Police went round to Mr Johnson's home in Dartmouth Park Hill, Upper Holloway, and found the body of Ms Best lying on her back next to the sofa. 

Darlene Horton  

American mother-of-two Darlene Horton was killed by Zakaria Bulhan in the mass stabbing incident in Russel Square on August 17, 2016.   

The 64-year-old, who was visiting from her home in Tallahassee, Florida, was stabbed in the back with a kitchen knife and bled to death on the pavement in the frenzied six-minute attack that left five others injured. 

She had chosen to stay in London for an extra day to enjoy time in the capital because her husband, psychology professor Dr Richard Wagne, had taught at a UK summer school for several weeks. 

They were due to fly back six hours after her murder.

A colleague of the couple in Tallahassee said her heartbroken husband was 'absolutely devastated.' 

The keen tennis player's last words were 'he's still here, he's still here' as she tried to warn others of the attacker's presence before she fell unconscious. 

 2017 - 142 homicides 

Jermaine Goupall  

Jermaine Goupall was murdered on his way home with a samurai sword by a gang of balaclava-clad youths in August 2017. 

The aspiring architect suffered multiple stab wounds at around 11pm after he spent a day with friends at the cinema. 

The devastated family said the teenager was 'adored by his friends and relatives' and was popular in the community. 

Witnesses claimed the gang of thugs attacked Jermaine and a friend, repeatedly stabbing the teenager while the other boy hid beneath a car. 

At the family home Jermaine's father Stanley, an electrical engineer, 50, said shortly after his death: 'Jermaine was a lovely person and adored by the community and his friends and family.

'Nobody had nothing bad to say about him, he had a good heart and was such a lovely boy.'

In 2018, three men were jailed for life for Jermaine's murder 

Ahmed Jah  

Ahmed Jah was stabbed to death just 150 yards from the scene in Freemasons Road as he went to buy a soft drink from a convenience store on April 2, 2017. 

Four years later, his brother Junior was also killed with a knife after he was attacked in broad daylight just a few feet from his front door in Coolfin Road, Canning Town. 

Ahmed is believed to have been known by the nickname 'Grinna', while Junior was known as 'Young Grinna'. 

Ahemd's father Abubakarr, a rail construction worker, told the Evening Standard at the time: 'Young people need to put down their knives and stop the violence. It is destroying families and communities.

'He was a beautiful, kind boy. He wanted to do something with his life. Now we have lost him. He didn't deserve for this to happen.'

Seun McMillan

Seun McMillan was stabbed to death in Southgate, north London, on May 2, 2017.

Mr McMillan, known as Shey, was stabbed once in the chest as he walked towards his house with friends at around 7pm. 

Speaking on the first anniversary of the stabbing in 2018, Mr McMillan's mother, Chantelle Bucknor, said her son was 'jovial, handsome, the life and soul of the party'.

'Everyone loved Seun. He would come in and be very polite and very manageable,' she said. 

Jason Isaacs and Kacem Mokrane 

Jason Isaacs and Kacem Mokrane were stabbed to death just hours apart on the streets of London. 

Both 18-year-olds were believed to be victims gang attacks near their homes in the capital. 

Mr Isaacs was knifed by moped riders near his home in Northolt, west London, while Mr Mokrane was fatally attacked on a quiet street in Walthamstow, east London. 

Student Mr Isaacs spent three days in a coma before he died after he was stabbed ambushed by thugs on two mopeds and was stabbed multiple times in a savage attack.

Mr Mokrane, a talented footballer, fought to stay alive for two days before tragically passing away. 

2018 - 138 homicides  

John Ogunjobi 

John Ogunjobi was a 16-year-old boy when he died after being stabbed in Tulse Hill, south London on November 5, 2018. 

Known to friends as JaySav, drill rapper John became the fifth stabbing death in the capital in just seven days. 

Detectives believed John Ogunjobi was attacked by a number of suspects. 

The murder was thought to be linked to rival drill music gangs – Lower Tulse Hill and the Harlem Spartans from nearby Kennington. 

The teenager collapsed in the street and died in front of his devastated mother, with one witness describing her screaming at the scene. 

Ayodeji Habeeb Azeez 

Ayodeji Habeeb Azeez was stabbed in broad daylight on Samos Road Anerley, south London, in November 2018. 

Mr Azeez who was from Dagenham in east London. He was the 121st person to be murdered in the capital in 2018 and the fourth of five people to have been stabbed since Halloween of that year. 

The 22-year-old was targeted after he posted images on social media of his new BMW car. 

A 17-year-old girl arranged to meet him in Anerley, where Kevin Lusala stabbed him 16 times and another man stole his car. 

At the Old Bailey, Lusala, 23, of Orpington, Kent, was jailed for a minimum of 30 years. 

 Sami Sidhom 

Sami Sidhom was stabbed to death just yards from his home in Forest Gate, London on April 16, 2018. 

Sami, who was nicknamed 'Mr Swot' by his friends because of his dedication to his studies, died in Forest Gate after being stabbed by men who reportedly arrived at the scene in two cars.

He had been studying for a history and law degree at Queen Mary University and lived in the area with his grandmother.

In 2019, his father was still seeking justice and told the MailOnline: 'Whenever I hear someone has been stabbed, it brings it all flooding back, and hearing there were so many stabbings in one weekend has been especially hard. It is as though it has just happened.' 

Daniel Frederick

Daniel Frederick, 34, was attacked by the gang in Stoke Newington, north London, as he was walking home shortly before 6pm on January 8, 2018. 

Five teenagers ambushed and stabbed the 'utterly defenceless' young father to death just weeks before his fourth child was born. They were jailed for a total of 64 years. 

It is believed Mr Frederick, who lived in Shakespeare Walk in Stoke Newington, north London, was the innocent victim of violence involving youths from nearby estates.

One of his attackers, aged 16, had sought revenge after his friend was attacked in prison by the local 'Shakespeare Boys', the Old Bailey heard.

His former partner, Keisha Rodney, with whom he had a one-year-old son, appeared on ITV's The Voice just days after Mr Frederick died.

Harry Uzoka 

Harry Uzoka was stabbed to death by an 'obsessed' rival after an Instagram feud over a woman.

The 25-year-old, who worked for brands including Zara and Mercedes, allegedly fell out with fellow catwalk star George Koh, 24, who he had branded a 'fake' in a series of social media exchanges.

After being told that Koh had bragged about sleeping with Mr Uzoka's model girlfriend Ruby Campbell, he said he wanted to settle the row 'face to face' and they arranged a confrontation in Shepherd's Bush, West London. 

Jurors heard Koh took two friends, Jonathan Okigbo and Merse Dikanda, both 24, and 'at least three knives' - Koh with two and Dikanda with a big machete-style blade. 

2019 - 153 homicides 

William Algar  

Accomplished jazz musician William Algar, 53, known as Blaise, was killed and chopped up at his home in Barnes, south-west London in Decmber 2019.

The talented musician's remains were discovered in his flat and buried in Hounslow Heath in January 2020. 

Mr Algar was a brilliant trumpeter

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