He's also looking at Scotland's approach in Glasgow with the violence reduction unit. That was nothing short of miraculous, again showing a proactive approach to prevention actually works even amongst the gangs actively and willingly involved in the violence. It all needs funding though, the central issue as you rightly point out.
The absolute state of London.
Pensioner held on suspicion of murder after 'burglar' stabbed
That's nothing to with the 'state of London', just the fact that homeowners are only allowed to use reasonable force to defend their home and themselves.
Do they have different laws from the rest of the UK then?
No it just happened in London and this was the London thread and there was a stabbing.
And again for context.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39817100
Until 2016, the survey did not include fraud and cyber crime. If you exclude those crimes in order to compare like with like, then between 2010 and 2016, crime fell by 35%.
Police funding in England and Wales
Police funding fell from 2010/11 to 2015/16
That’s according to estimates compiled by the National Audit Office. Overall funding fell by 18%, taking inflation into account.
Usually it would be the case that doing better with less is a sign of good management.
Crime is still below 2010 levels, with a smaller and more efficient police force.
Although funding is a bottom line issue, I am not even sure the Mayor has a plan to stop the rise in violence in London.
I would like to hear a clear statement about how he wants to go forward. It won't be just about police numbers. There has to be changes to the way young people view this kind of violence. It has become the norm. Everything is uploaded for all to see. More education about this in schools?
There is also the drug problem that Lammy highlighted. And stop and search, which I understand has been minimised.
We have to reduce this spiralling trend.
That's exactly what he has done with several initiatives across London aimed at changing young people's attitude towards carrying knives. He seems very aware of where this rise in violent crime is being fed from and is, quite rightly, trying to stem that particular flow.
On a wider scale he is also looking to the VRU that was successful in hugely reducing violent crime in Glasgow.
He maybe complaining about the effective budget cuts, along with pretty much every police force, but he's also implementing plans to reverse this recent rise in violent crime across the capital.
Another death just being reported.
Seems like 1 a day at the moment.
Yep, jumped from 47 to 52 since thread started.