500 fewer crimes this year
by Hammersmith and Fulham Press Office
27/02/2009
Latest figures from the Metropolitan Police show crime continues to fall in Hammersmith and Fulham.
There were 500 fewer crimes in the borough, between April 1, 2008 and February 1, 2009 – a drop of 2.4 per cent compared to the same 10 month period in the previous year.
Firearms offences were down 57 per cent with 27 crimes reported compared to 63 the year before. Knife crime is also down by a quarter, with 233 offences committed in the last ten months compared to 313 in the same period one year beforehand.
The number of thefts from a motor vehicle also fell by a quarter, with 1,879 crimes reported in the last ten months compared to 2,469 in the same period a year previously.
Robbery in the borough fell from 734 to 580 while youth violence fell by 15.5 per cent and residential burglary by 7 per cent.
Councillor Greg Smith, Cabinet Member for Crime & Street Scene, said: “The council’s spending on extra beat Police officers is paying dividends. Combined with a proactive zero-tolerance approach we are seeing the Police make serious inroads into cutting crime. There is still much to do but I am confident that we are on the right track.”
