Theft: Greater London
Commons · Question 5906 · Tabled 4 Oct 2024 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help reduce pickpocketing in London.
Answer
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 14 Oct 2024
In the last year of the previous government, we saw a 40% increase in snatch theft. As part of our Safer Streets mission, this government is determined to crack down on pickpocketing, snatch theft, robbery, and other crimes that make people feel unsafe in...