The Met Police revealed tough new tactics deployed in the fight against moped gangs.
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New statistics released by the Metropolitan Police has shown that moped crime in London has decreased by 24% from July to September.
This follows new tactics by the Met including deploying remote-controlled spikes, DNA tagging sprays and slimmer police motorbikes.
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick said in a statement: “We have brought all our tactics and specialists together to use every ethical option to put a stop to the rise; arrest those responsible; disrupt offenders; dismantle the criminal markets that make these offences lucrative and change the public’s behaviour to make them a part of our effort.”
However, two victims of moped crime that City News spoke to claimed that they hadn’t noticed a decrease and didn’t feel safer.
Hannah Hunter-Reid said: ‘I don’t notice much of a difference I still get twitchy when moped are driving on the street.’
Jessica Lin, another victim of moped crime, said: ‘Witnesses grabbed the digits of the number plate but the police said they couldn’t do anything about it’.
Although crime may be declining, it is evident that some locals still don’t feel completely safe in the area.
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New statistics released by the Metropolitan Police has shown that moped crime in London has decreased by 24% from July to September.
This follows new tactics by the Met including deploying remote-controlled spikes, DNA tagging sprays and slimmer police motorbikes.
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick said in a statement: “We have brought all our tactics and specialists together to use every ethical option to put a stop to the rise; arrest those responsible; disrupt offenders; dismantle the criminal markets that make these offences lucrative and change the public’s behaviour to make them a part of our effort.”
However, two victims of moped crime that City News spoke to claimed that they hadn’t noticed a decrease and didn’t feel safer.
Hannah Hunter-Reid said: ‘I don’t notice much of a difference I still get twitchy when moped are driving on the street.’
Jessica Lin, another victim of moped crime, said: ‘Witnesses grabbed the digits of the number plate but the police said they couldn’t do anything about it’.
Although crime may be declining, it is evident that some locals still don’t feel completely safe in the area.
