- Reference: 2019/19910
- Question by: Unmesh Desai
- Meeting date: 17 October 2019
Since 2017, there have been 2,340 reported robberies in Barking and Dagenham. Of these, 2,204, more than 94 per cent, have either been closed with no suspect identified, have not been updated since the original report, or are still under investigation. These figures follow on from other recent disturbing figures we have seen regarding low rates of prosecution and conviction for crimes in the capital. What more can the Police do to help improve in this area?