Mayor’s Police and Crime Plan consultation

Generally speaking, I live in a safe neighbourhood. However, there is a lot of catapulting damage being done and a lot of shoplifting.   As with other comments, electric bikes, motor biles and even quad bikes are also a problem.

It seems that there is very little the police can do without video evidence but I'm not sure how safe I would feel videoing someone in such a situation.

A lot of our local shops have limited the number of access points to their stores and have security presence but the security personnel do not appear to be empowered to take any action against the perpetrators.

I would feel safer if I knew that the police could do more about the yobs with catapults and took a greater interest in wildlife crime, which often spreads to crime against humans.

However good our individual police officers / PCSOs are, they are stretched to the limit and have to prioritise so, if there is something kicking off in a nearby town that is more serious, they have to go there.  

Our local police are often called upon to help out in Central London (they are part of the MET) which leaves them spread even thinner.

I guess the answer is more police who have less paper work so they can be seen on the streets more.

Safer Neighbournodd Teams are such a brilliant idea and component of policing. They are down to their bare bones and do not have the personel and equipment (transport e.g.) to do the ever-increasing job they are given
I do not undertand how they maintain their motivation
Please quite taking them for granted. Give the police the tools they need to serve and protect

We need police rapid-response bike-based teams to stop crime quickly in heavily-pedestrianized areas.  Does the police have the right tools to deal with bike-based crime in pedestrian-only zones and high streets.

The problem is that the police are slandered from all sides and are not even allowed to do their job, which I believe is the toughest of all. As a result, the worst criminals and antisocial individuals thrive, and we all know who we are talking about. Policing improvements won’t work until real criminals are no longer protected and the police can profile them. My biggest issues in my neighborhood, which literally prevent me from sleeping at night, are fireworks, noise disturbances, people throwing garbage on the floor all over the place with no remorse, speeding (despite the 20 mph limit), and those stupid noisy tuning cars that make loud bangs. I don’t even know how stupid you have to be to want such a thing. There are also marijuana smokers, crackheads and heroin addicts doing drugs all over the neighborhood, in parks, and in front of people’s porches. When I walk my dog, we walk among syringes, with pushers screaming at each other in plain daylight. Cars are parked everywhere on walkways and footpaths, making it impossible for pedestrians, let alone someone in a wheelchair, to pass through.

All this could be solved by having a heavy police presence dealing with these issues, fining offenders, and arresting those who need to be arrested. However, I’ve seen instances where a policeman tried to intervene but was not allowed to and gave up, with criminals abusing them. When I go to the supermarket, I see delinquents running away after shoplifting, and nobody seems to be able to do anything about it. 
This is the London I live in every day, despite paying extortionate taxes, and all I see is propaganda with no substance

We need more visible community policing, and we need the police to act on what they come up against (or rather, we need them to be allowed and resourced to act on what they come up against). A lot of crime that takes place - phone-snatching, shoplifting, tailgating and faredodging, flytipping, delivery drivers driving on pavements, tourist trap crimes in the centre - is both highly frequent and completely brazen (shoplifting, faredodging and phone snatching in particular), and almost nothing, nothing, nothing is seen to be done. The overall atmosphere in London is that committing crime carries no consequences. Far more crime is taking place than is reported in the official statistics because many people decide not to even report a crime on the not-unjustified assumption 'What's the point?'.

Do you feel that the money spent by the Mayor on Policing, do  we as ratepayers feel that we are getting value for money?  If you are not getting the service you are paying for perhaps we should all withhold our payments until the Mayor puts in place a plan to give us what we have paid for. 

Tougher punishment and community work will deter criminals from committing crime and they will think twice before doing anything wrong . This has been proved in countries where there is less crime . People on benefits should work for their money every department could do with extra hands . It should b compulsory training 

I really agree with the previous comments, and would add mine.

Cars, e-bikes and delivery rider motor scooters have taken over the pavements in my area of NE London. They park on and ride at speed on them with apparently no consequences. Police say they can do nothing without seeing it for themselves. Parked vehicles do not levitate they are obviously being driven there. Or here is a thought, if you actually had police in the area they would see more.

Have reported many times.

Police say its councils problem

Council say its parking enforcements problem

Parking enforcement say its Police problem.

I have been injured by one of these bikes and my dog was nearly killed.

Early every morning when I walk on high street it is littered  with smashed beer glasses and bottles. I would never dare going out at night when this ASB is happening.

There is simply no justice anymore. There are no police “on the beat”, with no deterrent to daily criminals (phone thefts, purse muggings, inappropriate male sexual behaviour towards women to name but a few). We need actual justice and a police presence in amongst the public. No police stations are open anymore, there just feels like no support for the law abiding citizens in this country. 

In my area gangs of youths roam around robbing people, often at knife-point, of phones, bikes, money etc. The to priority is to divert them from crime, but in the short term we also need great intelligence-led policing to catch and stop them.

While Parliament pass law after law the Police decide which law they want to uphold. For example section72 of the highways act of 1835 is never upheld in our borough. E scooters and bicycles are on ridden on the pavement as a regular occurrence, endangering residents on the pavement.

Likewise electric motor bikes that can exceed 15mph  and e scooters are on our roads without insurance and maybe a license with kids as young as 13 riding them. Why is this not addressed?

Why are shop thieves not tracked down and arrested, why do they have to steal more than £200 before Police are interested. I know some shops are slow to cooperate with Police so it is about time they are mandated to supply CCTV footage.

Can we please move to a zero tolerance on all crimes and that way you will get the message out there that "Break the law and we will be after you." 

Police and the judges are doing nothing to stop phone thieves. Even if they get caught they don’t suffer the consequences. The other issue is the priorities of the MET Police. I don’t want police to waste time and taxpayers money on online posts, this is NOT Turkey or Russia. We believe in freedom of expression in this country, as an immigrant this is why I chose to be part of Britain. Police should focus on actual crimes happening in London not social media stuff. 

Lack of physical police presence on the streets, tacit acceptance of unlawful acts such as motorbikes and bicycles going through red lights, bicycles riding on pavements, congregation of delivery drivers on street corners, regular snatching of phones, wallets, bags in public, de facto acceptance that the Police is only there to report a crime to online, so that they can give you a crime reference number to give to your Insurance company (if you are lucky enough to be insured)