Ken Livingstone today launched a new campaign against rising violent crime and police cuts in London, pledging to: 1. Reverse Boris Johnson's cuts to 1,700 police officers; 2. Reinstate sergeants to all 600 Safer Neighbourhood Teams, more of which will be beefed up to a minimum of nine officers, reversing the Tory Mayor's cut to 300 sergeants in 2011. According to the Metropolitan Police...

Tessa Jowell said today; "This poll shows that Boris Johnson is increasingly out of touch with Londoners facing a squeeze in their living standards. They know that under Boris Johnson, fares have gone up; violent crime including knife crime and robbery are rising while the numbers of police keeping Londoners safe are being cut. Ken will put Londoners first by cutting bus, tube and train fares and ...

Victims of violent crime should be told where the offenders are living after they have been freed from jail, the widow of murdered headmaster Philip Lawrence has said.

Caffeinated alcoholic drinks such as Buckfast are a "status symbol" for yobs but Labour's plan to restrict the beverages will not reduce violent crime, senior police officers have told MSPs.

Few disagree that non-violent crime has been falling since 1995, sharply at first and more slowly over the last decade. One of the explanations for the drop is simply that it’s become more difficult to commit certain sorts of crime.  Improved security, with the spread of double glazing and stronger doors as standard, has made

The UK prime minister was taken to task by the statistics watchdog for saying that violent crime and gun crime almost doubled during Labour's time in power

Statement From A Speech Given July 1st At American University By President Obama, On The Topic Of Immigration Reform And Illegal Immigration While statistically his statement may be true, statistics can be manipulated to present whatever it is the presenter would like to imply. In the case of the US Mexico border, there is little doubt that violent crime is a large and growing problem, particularl...

While there has been seven shades of speculation about poor Derrick Bird and his 12 murder and 11 assault victims there has been one part of the back story that has received little attention. There was a moment when Bird's criminal record - for theft from a previous employers some 20 years ago - was raised as a hook for assertions that his applications for permit (shotgun) and licence (rifle)...

The New Statesman’s George Eaton admonishes Chris Grayling repeating his ‘false claim that violent crime has risen dramatically under Labour.’ Eaton cites the British Crime Survey’s findings that violent crime has fallen by 41 percent since 1997. True, the BCS asserts that violent crime has fallen since 1997. However, changes in recording practice in 2002-03 mean that compa...

The New Statesman’s George Eaton admonishes Chris Grayling repeating his ‘false claim that violent crime has risen dramatically under Labour.’ Eaton cites the British Crime Survey’s findings that violent crime has fallen by 41 percent since 1997. True, the BCS asserts that violent crime has fallen since 1997. However, changes in recording practice in 2002-03 mean that compa...