The quietly introduced policy allows a list of crimes, including burglaries, low level assaults, criminal damage, theft and group fighting, to be dismissed without being investigated.
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The Metropolitan Police has introduced a new policy that allows certain crimes to be dismissed without investigation.
These include burglaries, low level assaults, criminal damage, theft and group fighting.
The Telephone and Digital Investigations Unit (TDIU) dealt with 37% of crimes reported to the Met between April 2017 and December 2017.
Between January and October 2018, the unit dealt with 39% of all reported crime.
But, 79% of reported crimes were “assessed out” meaning they aren’t assessed based upon a lack of evidence.
This is often due to a lack of CCTV and forensic evidence.
If a suspect is identified by a victim then this is automatically “assessed in.”
Mandatory offences, such as sexual assault, must also be investigated.
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Mark Simmons is in charge of local policing for the Metropolitan Police.
He said, “Every crime reported to us is investigated, through face-to-face contact with an officer or detective.”
“Like any organisation we have a budget to work to, we have demand to meet and decisions to prioritise.”
“We have to have a clear view of what is important for Londoners in terms of safety.”
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StandfirstThe quietly introduced policy allows a list of crimes to be dismissed without being investigated.
The Metropolitan Police has introduced a new policy that allows certain crimes to be dismissed without investigation.
These include burglaries, low level assaults, criminal damage, theft and group fighting.
The Telephone and Digital Investigations Unit (TDIU) dealt with 37% of crimes reported to the Met between April 2017 and December 2017.
Between January and October 2018, the unit dealt with 39% of all reported crime.
But, 79% of reported crimes were “assessed out” meaning they aren’t assessed based upon a lack of evidence.
This is often due to a lack of CCTV and forensic evidence.
If a suspect is identified by a victim then this is automatically “assessed in.”
Mandatory offences, such as sexual assault, must also be investigated.
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Mark Simmons is in charge of local policing for the Metropolitan Police.
He said, “Every crime reported to us is investigated, through face-to-face contact with an officer or detective.”
“Like any organisation we have a budget to work to, we have demand to meet and decisions to prioritise.”
“We have to have a clear view of what is important for Londoners in terms of safety.”
