Large Protests Keeping Met Police From Tackling Crime, Report Finds

Published on August 15, 2024

A damning report into London’s Metropolitan police force found that valuable manpower is being diverted from crime prevention and solving partly because of large protests held in central London. The police inspectorate found the force was failing in seven out of eight crime-fighting areas, including a failure to manage the risk posed by registered sex offenders and online child abusers “effectively.” The force also suffers from “inconsistent decision-making” and inter-personal arguments, with inexperienced officers trying to manage investigations into more than 25 crimes at once, according to the report. His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) shared the findings from its 2023-2025 inspection programme, which assesses the effectiveness, efficiency and legitimacy of police forces in England and Wales....

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