Met summer crime crackdown sees 1,300 arrested
Arrests are up by a third compared to the same time last year
The Met Police has made 1,300 arrests while cracking down on anti-social behaviour this summer.
As part of the Home Office's Safer Summer Streets Campaign, officers have been working to reduce anti-social behaviour.
Intensified action's taking place across 20 hotspot areas across the capital, including Stratford, Woolwich Town Centre, Finsbury Park, Croydon Town Centre, Shepherd's Bush Green, Elephant and Castle, Seven Sisters and the West End.
The arrests have been made between June 30 and August 10, which is up by a third in comparison with the same time period last year.
The number of cases solved is up 176 per cent.
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Ben Russell, the Met’s lead for Safer Summer Streets says offending is down and arrests are up.
"Town centres across London continue to see an enhanced police presence this summer, building on reductions in theft, burglary, knife crime and robbery achieved so far this year, and more shoplifting cases solved.
“Despite the Met facing significant demand elsewhere in the capital — including festivals, concerts, sporting events and large protests — we are relentlessly focusing our resources on tackling the crimes that matter most to Londoners. Every day, we are targeting the prolific offenders who make the lives of others a misery."
One of those arrested was a suspected shoplifter who has been charged with carrying out 113 offences in Waltham Forest over 10 days.
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said:
“It's incredibly encouraging to see the impact of the Safer Summer Streets campaign in London is already having, with arrests up by a third and offending down following the Met’s crackdown in hotspot areas.
An increase in patrols will be continuing throughout summer, until the end of September.