The average citizen is much more concerned about low-tier criminals committing crimes that most effect them (petty theft, rape, carjacking, assault, b-&-e, robbery, etc) than top-tier crime brokers that aren’t directly responsible for any of that. I know it’s short sighted but that’s a pretty common and understandable sentiment.
On top of that, London is one of the most important metros in the world so its crime gets more attention than some hick town in some outer Shire. And when it comes to the crimes listed above, individuals of “foreign” descent make up a significant slice of the offender’s pie.
