Policing and safety

The police are making it hard to support them. We all know they are under funded and short on man power. What does not make it easy is when a Son gets attacked last January and it has not been dealt with. The TDC who is supposed to be dealing with it does not contact you since July 2019 when statements had still not been taken. An email is only sent after a local councillor, MP, Borough Commander are contacted and an IOPC complaint are done. I am not talking about a minor assault but being stomped and kicked whilst on the ground causing a minor brain injury plus other injuries. We need to have an independent body that consists of the residents of the local areas to hold them accountable. Due to the delays and lack of collecting evidence (I had to go knocking on doors asking for CCTV or witnesses) the thugs will go on to be involved in further violent crimes. If they are dealt with at the time and whilst still at school this may deter them from that path.

Today I was told it has been passed to the CMT- Crime Management Team to decide if there is a case to be be put to the CPS. Think I already know the answer to that!

More funding will only be of use if it used wisely and they get the communities involved in helping to make our streets safe. In my area you can not walk around with out smelling drugs being smoked. This can be from passers by, cars or homes. Not enough is being done to sort out the low level drug use which can lead to further problems. You can see the deals being done on street corners or people waiting for a car or bike to arrive with their order. The police have been informed of where there are regular deliveries but they continue.

BPF - Brent Parks Forum- We need to roll back to 2013 to make a difference.  Can we work seriously towards this.  Been involved in Community Safety since 2009 - and involved with 3   Ward Panels.   VRU Needs far reaching collaboration between sporting music real apprenticeship and entrepreneurship  YLF - Good could be more.   

Drug dealers are active in my local parks. I have reported them to the police but they still seem to be active. The parks are well used after school by young families who could be at risk. 

welcome funding for all emergency services but also need a well funded Prosecution Service.

involve community leaders more in decisions about the YLF and anyone else involved at chalk face. We need to prevent future problems arising (sorry if that's a bit obvious).

More needs to be done regarding drug dealers..as my area is rife with them..police know its going on but choose to turn a blind eye..decent citizens did not ask for this ...why are we being subjected to it?

Brilliant to hear that we'll be getting more police officers in London. Will the budget include diversity measures / schemes to increase the number of BME officers to fully reflect the capital's population? I believe the last stats released showed that 14% of our police force are BME compared to 40% of the population.

Our street has become a second home to drug dealers. Pre-arranged pick ups are made routinely on the street corner, in the street and at times immediately outside of my home UB1 3DU. I have two little children and I am extremely worried for their safety and the type of environment they are in. Despite reporting to police many times they have done nothing. My neighbors have witnessed the same and advise me not to confront the dealers.

I have reported the matter to the police but they have done nothing. Even the local MP who lives on the same street has not been able to do anything. I would like to know what difference the so called EXTRA POLICE spending will make to my area and how much if anything has been earmarked for Southall, Middlesex specifically to target the Drug related crime that is now riddling our streets.

Ishrat

Dan we have some more police on Londonds roads? driving is getting crazier every year, it's like the Wild West out there, people on their phones, jumping red lights, & speeding.

I don't have an opinion whether more police & control is needed but I see people convinced of it as a danger as it makes them sensible to demagogical speeches and 'vote with their feet' so maybe be more transparent on crime rate, how it has improved/worsen over time over which areas and what type of crimes (this king of things) and communicate on this better.

Community Policing London appears to collapsed. For most Estates the police are an occupying force only seen en mass. We need to rebuild contact with local communities via Special Constables and other volunteers, including police cadets, drawn from them. Where is there any material on  how to become a Metropolitan Police special constable or Police Cadet or on volunteering opportunities? The on-links that I have been trying lead nowhere or do not work. Why has the Met not implemented the 2011 changes to allow previously barred groups (e.g. military reservists, medical and security professionals and youth workers) to volunteer, subject to sensible conditions? Other forces have devolved many reporting,victim support and liaison roles (including mental health escorting which takes up so much police time) to trained and experienced volunteers. Why has the Met apparently no processes for doing so? I am looking (Norwood Community Safety Partnership) to promote work experience and volunteering with the police among local schools and youth groups. I can find NO website with any information. This makes it very hard to help our local police youth and schools liaison officers. How can I help? P.S. I am well aware of the governance and probity issues involved with the questions above but other forces have found ways of addressing them.   

The Police are complacent they dont like to file reports and do the paper work the average police is  lazy,and incompetent they lack direction and dicipline.

In cities such as New York,Paris,Rio,mumbai etc... crime is dealt severely the public respects the police and the criminals are afraid of the police and over here its the other way around.

I don't think the increase in funding for the police is anyway near what is needed. Surprised if I don't read of a stabbing almost every day, sick to death of the burglary locally, the lack of police stations and the lack of police presence on the streets. With the reporting online half the smaller crimes aren't reported as it is time consuming and too much hassle for people to deal with. I've waited seven months for an incident I reported apart from an email asking if I wanted to continue with it, this is not acceptable. There is drug dealing openly on the streets and petty crime is rife as people think they can get away with it nowadays. London is not a nice city to live in any more.

In Hanger Hill Ealing our Neighborhood Team have to travel from Acton by bus to reach their beat, which can take an hour or more depending on busses and traffic. Over the last few years the team has often been under strength and has lost its local office. Although access to a car has been requested many times there is no sign of a permanent solution, bikes have also been suggested but that has not happened either .  We are fortunate to have a reasonable Neighborhood Watch and access to OWL (online watch) and our biggest problem is housebreaking.

How about signs everywhere saying 'Love one another'. (Don't stab one another). 

Further, the police are too busy dealing with fake rape claims, with a third of their budget being for 'Domestic abuse', meanwhile drug dealers openly deal (e.g. in Brixton) with the poor addicts suffering. This backlash from the Jimmy Saville days needs to be reversed, it is wasting police time.

How about more contraception in the areas were people over breed?

We all know the real cause of crime is unloved children, usually without fathers or too many siblings for parents to raise properly. 
Some kind of free of cheap condom machines (with larger sizes for better comfort) would stop people having unwanted children who become criminals. 

Further, can police please crack down on these stolen Santander Cycles? It's a gateway to crime, in Brixton every group of teenagers has a stolen hire bike, but the police don't take action. They will go onto bigger crime. 

Whilst serious / violent crime continues to be a major problem in London and must be dealt with, less serious crime such as burglary need to be addressed. Most London citizens I speak to consider that minor crime, especially burglary, are just not policed or prosecuted. I hear stories of burglary where strong evidence such as CCTV footage are presented to the police but nothing is done. Major crime roots from minor crime and criminals feel untouchable in areas such as burglary. Police and CPS urgently need to get a grip on this.

Mayor Boris Johnson between 2008 and 2016 kept police numbers at 32000 for the whole duration of his mayoralty. He fought to keep funding these numbers under a Labour and then a Conservative Government, but the numbers have fallen to the current low levels under Mayor Khan. NOW he tells us he is returning police numbers to the previous levels which is an admission of how badly policing has been managed since 2016 when he became mayor.

the last 3yrs

policing doesnt appear any different fire service may have got more but because of mayor brainstorm introducing ultra low emmisions they have had to spend out on new vehicles so not gained anything really got more money but had to spend out alot more updating vehicles

VRU clearly not working as crime has increased

new propsals police numbers to level in 2016 crime now is higher than then so not going to make much difference

YLF doesnt work with parents its them who children see as role models and learn from schools need more powers to punish them discourage bad choices and reach full potential at present some children see them as a joke and they get little support from parents

Grenfell Tower Enquiry property developers need to play there part too to ensure buildings are fire proof also communication improved not many residents spoke english