Category Archives: Policing

Dismore reveal shocking numbers of Barnet and Camden police routinely deployed elsewhere

  Andrew Dismore, Labour London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden has today published figures he has obtained from the Mayor, which reveal the extent to which Camden police officers are ‘abstracted’ to work elsewhere in London. (see below) In just 3 months over the Summer, Camden lost a total of 1293 officer shifts to other boroughs, averaging 99 shifts […]

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Percentage of burglaries solved in Barnet and Camden drops as police cuts bite

 Percentage of burglaries solved in Barnet  and Camden drops as police cuts bite: 92% of burglaries in Camden  and 96% of burglaries in Barnet went unsolved last year Concern is growing about the Metropolitan Police’s ability to deal with a further £800m of budget cuts without a significant impact on frontline services, local London Assembly Member Andrew Dismore  AM has […]

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Islamophobic hate crime is a shameful blight on London

Commenting on the 70% rise in Islamophobic hate crimes in London, Labour London Assembly Member for Andrew Dismore AM said:   “The 70% increase in Islamophobic hate crime is a shameful blight on London’s reputation as a welcoming, inclusive and tolerant city. The situation is made even worse by the fact that 60% of attacks are reported to be against […]

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Knife attack in Whetstone a “senseless tragedy”.

Following the knife attack last week in Whetstone local London Assembly for Barnet  Andrew Dismore AM said:   ‘Thursday’s shocking knife attack involving a young school boy, aged just 15, shows the severity of rising knife injuries and stabbings across London. Knife crime with injury in Under 25s has been rising steadily across London over the last year. Since 2012 Barnet […]

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