There were 14,521 knife crime offences in London in the year to January 2018, compared to 11,416 in the year to January 2017. That’s a 27 per cent rise.
Following the Mayor’s decision to increase the police precept element of council tax, £15 million will be allocated to the Metropolitan Police to tackle knife crime.
Each London borough has its own action plan for tackling knife crime.
Do the plans involve prevention, stop and search or tougher enforcement?
The London Assembly Police and Crime Committee will tomorrow hold a question and answer session on a number of key policing matters in London. Other subjects for discussion include:
- Changes to frontline policing with the introduction of Basic Command Units
- Making Notting Hill Carnival safer
- Inadequate disclosure processes in rape and sexual assault cases
- Violence against women and girls
The guests are:
- Sir Craig Mackey QPM, Deputy Commissioner, Metropolitan Police
- Sophie Linden, Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime, Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC)
The meeting will take place on Wednesday, 21 February 2018 from 2:00pm in the Chamber at City Hall (The Queen’s Walk, London SE1).
Media and members of the public are invited to attend
The meeting can also be viewed LIVE via webcast or 
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Notes to editors
- Full agenda papers.
- Steve O’Connell AM, Chairman of the Police and Crime Committee is available for interview. See contact details below.
- As well as investigating issues that matter to Londoners, the London Assembly acts as a check and a balance on the Mayor.
For media enquiries, please contact Lisa Lam on 020 7983 4067. For out of hours media enquiries, call 020 7983 4000 and ask for the London Assembly duty press officer. Non-media enquiries should be directed to the Public Liaison Unit on 020 7983 4100.