Britain's most senior officer directly contradicts Theresa May over violent crime as police round on PM over stabbings crisis
6 years ago

Britain's most senior officer directly contradicts Theresa May over violent crime as police round on PM over stabbings crisis

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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. As pressure mounted on the government to act on the “national crisis”, Metropolitan Police commissioner Cressida Dick said “there is some link between violent crime on the streets obviously and police numbers, of course there is and everybody would see that”. “But I think that what we all agree on is that in the last few years police officer numbers have gone down a lot, there’s been a lot of other cuts in public services, there has been more demand for policing and therefore there must be and I have consistently said that.” Ms May provoked fury on Monday when she said there “was no direct correlation between certain crimes and police numbers”, following a spate of fatal stabbings across the country. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said the prime minister “must start listening” to police chiefs, adding: “You cannot keep people safe on the cheap.” Richard Cooke, chair of the West Midlands Police Federation, accused the government of “responsibility dodging” and called for more officers with greater stop and search powers. Sara Thornton, chair of the National Police Chiefs’ Council, said rising violence must be “treated like a national emergency”.

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Extra £100million to be pumped into neighbourhood policing as Starmer desperately tries to quell simmering unrest on Britain's streets
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Extra £100million to be pumped into neighbourhood policing as Starmer desperately tries to quell simmering unrest on Britain's streets

Daily Mail  

The Government will put an extra £100million into neighbourhood policing as it seeks to fulfill its pledge to put more officers on the ground. That fell short of the £1.3bn which chief constables said police forces would need to plug funding gaps over the next two years. National Police Chiefs' Council lead for finance, Chief Constable Paul Sanford, said then …

Knife crime offences: What do the latest figures show?
2 months, 1 week ago

Knife crime offences: What do the latest figures show?

The Independent  

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UK police able to solve only one in 10 cases of violent and sexual crimes: Report
2 months, 2 weeks ago

UK police able to solve only one in 10 cases of violent and sexual crimes: Report

Firstpost  

Data from the Crown Prosecution Service shows that the number of alleged rape victims withdrawing from prosecutions before trial has more than doubled in the past five years. Fewer than one in 10 cases involving the most severe violent and sexual offences were resolved in hundreds of crime hotspots across England and Wales in 2024, British media reported on Monday. …

Southport stabbing: Why are knife crimes on the rise in the UK?
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Southport stabbing: Why are knife crimes on the rise in the UK?

Al Jazeera  

The Southport stabbing incident has stunned the UK, at a time when knife crimes have been surging in the country. A deadly knife attack in the seaside town of Southport on Monday has sent shockwaves across Britain, as the county grapples with rising knife crime – up by nearly 80 percent since 2015. Newly elected Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who …

Knife crime in London: What the latest figures show
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Knife crime in London: What the latest figures show

The Independent  

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Mapped: Worst areas for knife crime in the UK as incidents rise across country
11 months ago

Mapped: Worst areas for knife crime in the UK as incidents rise across country

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Why I’m scared by Britain’s crime epidemic – and you should be too
1 year, 5 months ago

Why I’m scared by Britain’s crime epidemic – and you should be too

The Independent  

Does the apparent epidemic of shoplifting worry you? In the 11 years after 2010, Casey reported, the Met suffered a real-term cut of £700m – down 18 per cent on 2010, or enough to have employed 9,600 extra police constables. The typical Basic Command Unit is running at 25-30 per cent below already contested “agreed” resourcing levels – and that’s …

Are we losing the fight against knife crime? Croydon victim is 15th teen to die this year in London
1 year, 6 months ago

Are we losing the fight against knife crime? Croydon victim is 15th teen to die this year in London

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Knife crime offences: What the official figures show
1 year, 6 months ago

Knife crime offences: What the official figures show

The Independent  

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Met Police shocked by increasing ‘ferocity’ of murders in London
1 year, 7 months ago

Met Police shocked by increasing ‘ferocity’ of murders in London

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Minister defends crime record as antisocial behaviour funding rolled out
1 year, 8 months ago

Minister defends crime record as antisocial behaviour funding rolled out

The Independent  

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British policing is having an identity crisis and the public are paying the price
1 year, 9 months ago

British policing is having an identity crisis and the public are paying the price

The Independent  

As yet another damning report on the state of British policing is published, warning of criminals going free, plummeting public trust and poor oversight, focus is starting to shift from asking what is going wrong, to why. “If I were to ask a chief constable, a police and crime commissioner, a political leader and a member of the public what …

Calls for more police action as violence and abuse towards retail staff doubles
2 years ago

Calls for more police action as violence and abuse towards retail staff doubles

The Independent  

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London: Over 13k incidents of knife attack in 12 months; Southwark, Westminster and Croydon: most dangerous streets
2 years, 3 months ago

London: Over 13k incidents of knife attack in 12 months; Southwark, Westminster and Croydon: most dangerous streets

Firstpost  

The same study looked at trends in gun crime in England and Wales and discovered that police recorded 5,976 firearm-related offences during the reporting period. This represented a 10% decrease in gun crime compared to pre-Covid levels in 2020 London: London has reportedly become the knife crime capital of the United Kingdom after data revealed that over 13,000 incidents were …

Truss and Braverman’s 20% crime cut policy paused as police demand engagement
2 years, 5 months ago

Truss and Braverman’s 20% crime cut policy paused as police demand engagement

The Independent  

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The dramatic decline of Britain’s biggest police force, and how it could recover
2 years, 5 months ago

The dramatic decline of Britain’s biggest police force, and how it could recover

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Former police chief says court backlog lies behind spate of violent crime
2 years, 7 months ago

Former police chief says court backlog lies behind spate of violent crime

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Sadiq Khan warns of potential rise in violence over cost of living crisis
2 years, 7 months ago

Sadiq Khan warns of potential rise in violence over cost of living crisis

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Tories’ ‘shameful lack of leadership’ sees crime at record high as charges fall
2 years, 8 months ago

Tories’ ‘shameful lack of leadership’ sees crime at record high as charges fall

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Police brace for UK crime rise linked to heatwave
2 years, 8 months ago

Police brace for UK crime rise linked to heatwave

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Cost of living could impact violent crime, warns London mayor Sadiq Khan
2 years, 9 months ago

Cost of living could impact violent crime, warns London mayor Sadiq Khan

The Independent  

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Police should use ‘discretion’ if cost-of-living crisis fuels rise in crime, police chief warns
2 years, 10 months ago

Police should use ‘discretion’ if cost-of-living crisis fuels rise in crime, police chief warns

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Home Office ministers admits knife crime ‘is back’ amid rise in incidents in recent years
4 years, 4 months ago

Home Office ministers admits knife crime ‘is back’ amid rise in incidents in recent years

The Independent  

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Stop and search: Ministers launch consultation on extending powers for known knife offenders
4 years, 6 months ago

Stop and search: Ministers launch consultation on extending powers for known knife offenders

The Independent  

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Road accidents kill twice number of people murdered a year but police cut funding, watchdog says
4 years, 8 months ago

Road accidents kill twice number of people murdered a year but police cut funding, watchdog says

The Independent  

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The police chief who believes arrests aren’t the key to fighting rising crime
4 years, 10 months ago

The police chief who believes arrests aren’t the key to fighting rising crime

The Independent  

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Knife crime hits record high in England and Wales after 7% rise in 2019
4 years, 11 months ago

Knife crime hits record high in England and Wales after 7% rise in 2019

The Independent  

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Tory cuts to ‘life-saving’ public services driving knife crime among young people, major report finds
5 years, 1 month ago

Tory cuts to ‘life-saving’ public services driving knife crime among young people, major report finds

The Independent  

Budget cuts to “life-saving” public services are driving an epidemic of stabbings and violence among young people, a report has found. The committee took aim at ministers who have blamed drill music for rising violence and supported police and social media crackdowns, writing: “Rather than penalising young people, an effort should be made to understand the often violent reality which …

Knife crime reaches record high as prosecutions fall to all-time low
5 years, 2 months ago

Knife crime reaches record high as prosecutions fall to all-time low

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Knife crime hits 10-year high, figures reveal
5 years, 2 months ago

Knife crime hits 10-year high, figures reveal

The Independent  

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Knife crime rises to new record of 44,000 offences in England and Wales
5 years, 5 months ago

Knife crime rises to new record of 44,000 offences in England and Wales

The Independent  

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Sadiq Khan demands more police to tackle London's knife crime epidemic
5 years, 7 months ago

Sadiq Khan demands more police to tackle London's knife crime epidemic

Daily Mail  

London's 'under-resourced and over-stretched' police force needs to recruit officers quickly, Sadiq Khan warned the Prime Minister. The Mayor of London said the Metropolitan police needs to employ more officers 'much, more quicker' than Boris Johnson's pledge of 20,000 over three years. The Mayor of London said the Metropolitan police needs to employ more officers 'much, more quicker' than Boris …

These 60 deprived children from Croydon could tell us exactly why we're facing a knife crime epidemic
5 years, 7 months ago

These 60 deprived children from Croydon could tell us exactly why we're facing a knife crime epidemic

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Violence rockets as police solve 40,000 fewer crimes a year in deepening ‘crisis’
5 years, 8 months ago

Violence rockets as police solve 40,000 fewer crimes a year in deepening ‘crisis’

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Austerity to blame for violent crime wave, says Khan
5 years, 8 months ago

Austerity to blame for violent crime wave, says Khan

China Daily  

Government policy is underlying cause, Mayor insists Crime scene on Seven Sisters Road in Finsbury Park, north London, Britain, following a stabbing at about 9.45 pm on Monday, July 8, 2019. London Mayor Sadiq Khan has hit back at critics of his handling of the city's violent crime epidemic saying the underlying cause of many of the contributory factors is …

Boris Johnson’s flagship policing plan instantly shot down by chief inspector of constabulary
5 years, 8 months ago

Boris Johnson’s flagship policing plan instantly shot down by chief inspector of constabulary

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Knife crime rise ‘linked to youth service cuts’, parliamentary report finds
5 years, 10 months ago

Knife crime rise ‘linked to youth service cuts’, parliamentary report finds

The Independent  

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Stabbings and murders plummet in London as Met commissioner hails stop and search
5 years, 10 months ago

Stabbings and murders plummet in London as Met commissioner hails stop and search

The Independent  

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Police not investigating 40% of crimes reported in Manchester ‘because of budget cuts’
5 years, 11 months ago

Police not investigating 40% of crimes reported in Manchester ‘because of budget cuts’

The Independent  

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Government must 'shift mindset' on youth violence, home secretary to admit after fatal stabbings hit record
5 years, 11 months ago

Government must 'shift mindset' on youth violence, home secretary to admit after fatal stabbings hit record

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Theresa May must take responsibility for ‘unforgivable’ cuts amid rise in knife crime, Police Federation chair says
5 years, 11 months ago

Theresa May must take responsibility for ‘unforgivable’ cuts amid rise in knife crime, Police Federation chair says

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Philip Hammond rebuffed chief constables’ demands for more cash to tackle rising knife crime
6 years ago

Philip Hammond rebuffed chief constables’ demands for more cash to tackle rising knife crime

Daily Mail  

Philip Hammond rebuffed chief constables’ demands for more cash to tackle rising knife crime and told them to use resources they already have to deal with the outbreak of violence. Philip Hammond rebuffed chief constables’ demands for more cash to tackle rising knife crime and told them to use resources they already have to deal with the outbreak of violence …

Theresa May is right that more police isn’t the answer to knife crime – what we need is a better safety net
6 years ago

Theresa May is right that more police isn’t the answer to knife crime – what we need is a better safety net

The Independent  

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Be honest, Sajid Javid — we have the money to tackle knife crime but your party would rather spend it elsewhere
6 years ago

Be honest, Sajid Javid — we have the money to tackle knife crime but your party would rather spend it elsewhere

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Stabbing death toll 'will keep rising' unless government implements effective strategy, police warn
6 years ago

Stabbing death toll 'will keep rising' unless government implements effective strategy, police warn

The Independent  

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‘Bobbies on the beat’ being eradicated by police cuts, government warned
6 years, 1 month ago

‘Bobbies on the beat’ being eradicated by police cuts, government warned

The Independent  

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Knife crime epidemic adds to over 50% rise in teen stabbings needing hospital care
6 years, 1 month ago

Knife crime epidemic adds to over 50% rise in teen stabbings needing hospital care

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Violent crime destroys lives, devastates families and diverts doctors’ time away from other essential patient …

Police budget cuts blamed as fatal stabbings hit highest number on record in England and Wales
6 years, 1 month ago

Police budget cuts blamed as fatal stabbings hit highest number on record in England and Wales

The Independent  

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It’s no surprise that violent crime is on the rise – there is no leadership in this country
6 years, 2 months ago

It’s no surprise that violent crime is on the rise – there is no leadership in this country

The Independent  

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