The total number of criminal offences committed in London to the end of October 2022 (967,914 total notifiable offences) is 9.4 per cent higher when compared to the previous year.
Reducing and preventing violence is a stated priority of the Mayor. This includes a focus on:
- Preventing and reducing violence affecting young people
- Making London a city in which women and girls are safer and feel safer
- Reducing reoffending by the most violent and high-risk groups
- Preventing hate crime
Tomorrow, at an all-Assembly meeting, London Assembly Members will discuss the delivery of the Mayor’s key policing and crime priorities. The guests are:
- Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London
- Sir Mark Rowley QPM, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police
Following the discussion, London Assembly Members will debate these motions.
The meeting will take place on Thursday, 1 December 2022 from 10am in the Chamber at City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, E16 1ZE.
Media and members of the public are invited to attend.
The meeting can also be viewed LIVE or later via webcast or YouTube
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Notes to editors
- Full agenda papers
- As well as investigating issues that matter to Londoners, the London Assembly acts as a check and a balance on the Mayor
For more details, please contact Emma Bowden in the Assembly Media Office on 07849 303897. For out of hours media enquiries please call 020 7983 4000 and ask for the Assembly duty press officer.