Get the facts: The police

5 October 2020

Police recorded crime per person in London is up 18% since 2016. Across England it is up 31%.

24 July 2020

And we can’t objectively compare the public response with Black Lives Matter

2 July 2020

Also two police forces and one officer have been prosecuted successfully for crimes related to the death of someone in custody since 1971.

8 November 2019

The number of police officers has dropped by 20,600 since 2010.

31 October 2019

Labour’s costing for more police officers appears smaller because it doesn’t take into account recruitment or training.

5 September 2019

Discussion of stop and search focuses on its use as a crime deterrent. But this ignores its use as an investigatory power.

16 August 2019

We know that all recorded assaults have risen since last year, but we can’t compare them to previous years before that.

26 July 2019

Police officer numbers fluctuated during Boris Johnson’s time as Mayor of London.

11 July 2019

The Metropolitan police in the parade were in full uniform with personal protection equipment and radios and so could have dealt with any incidents.

29 March 2019

The Met Police does not own any water cannon and their use is not currently authorised in England and Wales.

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