We are wholeheartedly committed to doing everything we can to make London the safest big city in the world for everyone who lives, works and visits here.
Working together to fight crime and increase community safety
“I am determined to make London a safer city for everyone.” Boris Johnson, Mayor of London.
We have a clear vision for reducing crime and increasing community safety. Together with the different parts of the GLA group (Metropolitan Police, London Development Agency, Transport for London and the London Fire Brigade) and many other partners and stakeholders, we are focusing on tackling a number of priority crimes and on implementing a variety of initiatives to ensure safer communities.
The Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime website explains who is responsible for the different elements of dealing with crime in the capital. It also has advice on how to get involved in your community, how to contact various important community safety related organisations, and keeps you up to date with all the work the Mayor and his team are doing on making London safer.
Two-year snapshot: what we've delivered so far
Since the Mayor came into office in May 2008, we've delivered the following to make London safer:
Reducing knife crime
Operation Blunt 2 has succeeded in taking 9,000 knives off the streets of London. Since May 2008, total notifiable offences in London are down 9%, with youth violence down by 13.8% and robbery offences down by 22.5%.
Time for action on youth violence
The Mayor is also committed to addressing the root causes of youth violence and is doing so through Time for Action, which seeks to give the young people of our city more alternatives to the dead-end choices of crime and violence.
Safer transport
We're committed to making public transport safer. We banned alcohol consumption on public transport in May 2008 and are committed to supporting the Safer Transport teams throughout the capital.
Violence against women
For nearly five years, we have only had one Rape Crisis Centre (located in Croydon) providing crucial support to women in London who have been raped or sexually abused. In March, the Mayor announced plans to build three new centres and increase funding for the Croydon centre. The provision of Rape Crisis services at the core of the mayor's strategy for ending violence against women, The Way Forward.
