Eco-protesters should be 'removed as soon as possible’ says Former Met Commissioner. NickFerrariLBC
forces in England and Wales have recorded the highest number of crimes in 20 years - but charges have fallen to a record low.
A total of 6.3 million crimes were recorded in the year to March 2022 - 4 per cent higher than the previous all-time high of 6.1 million in 2019/20. Despite the high levels, only around 5 per cent of alleged crimes result in someone being charged within a year of it being reported.asked Former Met Commissioner Ian Blair: “Do you recognise crime headlines as lawless UK?”
Mr Blair told Nick although the UK isn’t lawless, the current Met Commissioner Mark Rowley needs to sort out the “awful” crimes that have happened.Mr Blair went on to say: “What is actually the real need now is to rebuild the neighbourhood policing teams that were slashed during the period of austerity.
Mr Blair told Nick that he thinks the government is right to look into protest offences having a heavier sentence.
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