In the 2017/18 financial year, homicide rose by 51% in London.[1] Knife crime rose by 21% in the 2017/18 financial year in London.[2] In the year to June 2018, the Met recorded 142 cases of homicide with 88 being knife related.[3] There have been at least 51 fatal stabbings in London since the start of the year (as of 6th […]
Read moreAt today’s London Assembly Mayor’s Question Time Andrew Dismore AM, Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden, questioned the Mayor on the cost and impact of policing President Trump’s visit. Mr Dismore asked the Mayor: ‘How much did the policing of President Trump’s visit to London cost; and how many Dedicated Ward Officers (DWO’s) were taken off their […]
Read moreCost of policing matches Question No: 2018/1559 Andrew Dismore For the football season 2017 to 2018, how much was the cost of policing matches in the Premier League and the Championship by football club; and how much by football club was paid towards the cost of policing by each of those clubs? Written response from the Mayor The cost for […]
Read moreCost of policing matches Question No: 2018/1559 Andrew Dismore For the football season 2017 to 2018, how much was the cost of policing matches in the Premier League and the Championship by football club; and how much by football club was paid towards the cost of policing by each of those clubs? Written response from the Mayor The cost for […]
Read moreThe problem is that the Metropolitan Police is underfunded, due to massive cuts in its budget from central Government resulting in a significant loss of police officers across London. The Conservative Government has imposed cut after cut on the Met.’s budget. Since 2010, the Met.’s Government grant funding has fallen by more than £700 million, nearly 40 per cent in […]
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