London’s homelessness crisis is helping to fuel violence among young people, the director of Sir Sadiq Khan’s Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) has warned.
Tag - crime
An Islington man has been prosecuted for importing nearly 1,000 unsafe scooters, e-scooters and e-bikes, as they were found to be non-compliant with UK product...
The number of successful drug seizures conducted by the Met Police fell by a fifth last year, new figures show.
Sir Sadiq Khan has hailed the impact of his £34m mentoring programme, as it was confirmed that the scheme had achieved the milestone of supporting more than...
A new project has launched in London aimed at enabling migrants with “insecure” immigration statuses to report abuse and exploitation to the authorities...
The installation of 300 new and upgraded CCTV cameras across the capital has been hailed by Sadiq Khan as a crucial boost for Londoners’ safety.
An independent investigation will be held into the cyber attack which hit Transport for London (TfL), and how the organisation responded to it.
The Mayor of London has announced that his Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) will invest £2.3m to expand the number of mentors helping children in Pupil Referral...
Cllr Kaya Comer-Schwartz is to resign as council leader to become London’s deputy mayor for policing and crime, the Town Hall has confirmed.
The impacts of a cyber-attack on Transport for London (TfL) which hacked the details of around 5,000 customers could soon be resolved, Sadiq Khan has suggested.
Sadiq Khan faced questions on Thursday over his grip on the Metropolitan Police, after a report last month found that the force is failing in almost all areas...
Islington Council has rubber-stamped plans to make residents feel safer amid criticisms of both the Town Hall and police over their handling of anti-social...
Sadiq Khan fears a second term in the White House for Donald Trump could lead to a rise in abuse towards him and his family.
A new campaign has been launched across the Tube network aimed at deterring violence and abuse towards Transport for London (TfL) staff.
Sadiq Khan has announced that a series of City Hall-funded security training sessions will be provided for mosques across the capital, as he declared London is...
More police protection is needed at mosques across the capital, the London Liberal Democrats have warned.
An increase in reported sexual offences on the Tube and bus network is “a positive sign” that more people are alerting the authorities when it happens...
Sadiq Khan has urged the Government to tackle “failures in the criminal justice system” which have worsened the problem of stalking in London, according to a...
A free legal advice service for victims of rape and serious sexual offences has been launched by Sadiq Khan, after “setbacks” forced an earlier version of the...
The number of blue badge thefts in London has more than quadrupled in the last decade, new figures have revealed.
More than a quarter of criminals caught by police in London last year had no previous offences, new figures show.
Sadiq Khan has admitted that the amount of robberies in London is “too high”, as he launched a new Robbery Reduction Partnership to tackle the issue.
Sadiq Khan has announced a £14.5m investment in schemes aimed at reducing violence in crime hotspots, in his first major act since winning a fresh term at City...
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