Crime up under Labour Livingstone - 17/01/08

Violent crime in London has gone up under Labour.

Conservative Candidate for London Mayor Boris Johnson, using crime statistics released by the Mayor's own office, highlighted the rise in crime across the capital and exposed as rubbish recent claims by Livingstone that crime had fallen.

The figures reveal that:

The number of robberies was higher in 2007 than in 1999

The number of gun crimes was higher in 2007 than in 1999 or 2000

The number of murders was higher in 2007 than in 1999

Commenting on these figures, Conservative Candidate Boris Johnson said

"Livingstone's complacency masks the fact that his figures clearly state that violent crime is worse than when he came to power.

No-one seriously believes that London is a safe place. People are afraid to leave their homes at night, taking a night bus is a gamble and 27 teenagers were murdered last years. We know that a great deal of crime goes unreported.

We desperately need a more visible police presence on the streets, live CCTV on buses and to tackle the gangs head on. Londoners deserve better than a Mayor who takes a New Labour approach to statistics."
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