United Kingdom The Metropolitan Police has conducted more than 160 incidents in the last three years Crimes As investigations into phone and motorcycle theft, robbery and vehicle crimes have not identified a single suspect.
An analysis of unsolved crime in Britain has revealed that the country’s biggest force is failing to tackle many types of crime, while criminals say they have no fear of the police.
Britain’s ‘Channel Four’ documentary show ‘Dispatches’ tracked 167 areas in England and Wales where police did not identify a single suspect involved in crime between 2021 and 2023. All but one of them London I was in the precincts of the Met Police.
The police watchdog says the number of areas with zero detection rates is ‘unacceptable’.
Chief Inspector Andy Cook of the Constabulary said: ‘There is no doubt that the Metropolitan Police have received many complaints of crime over the past few years. However, in most cases the police do not carry out criminal investigations effectively. stayed
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‘Given many areas, where detection rates for some of these crimes are zero per cent, this is unacceptable. If the chances of getting caught are so low, it’s not a deterrent.’
An analysis of data by Crest Advisory revealed that a small area around Oxford Circus and Regent Street had more than 10,000 single-person burglaries in the past three years, with more than 99 per cent unsolved. .
One phone snatcher told the show (Channel Four Dispatches): ‘I don’t care what the police are doing? I don’t care. I didn’t get arrested for that, okay? Nor will I be caught. That’s just how I see it all.’
Another insider says he earns between £12,000 and £15,000 a month buying and selling stolen phones, most of which are sent to China to be unlocked for parts or resale. Is.
‘Each cheap phone makes me £100 to £150. If it’s a good phone like the iPhone 15 Pro Max, I might make £250. 12,000 to 15,000 pounds can be earned per month.’
One victim, whose phone was confiscated, said the police told him they might not pursue his case as they had no leads, suspects or CCTV.
Two weeks later, his phone was spotted in Shenzhen, China, a major electronics trading city.
Met Police Commander Owen Richards said officers were deploying resources in high-crime areas to tackle criminals.
He said: ‘We understand the impact that robbery can have on victims. This is an aggressive and violent crime and we believe there is more to tackle as we work to make London safer.
“We are also working with the phone manufacturers to change the design of the phones to prevent resale and use as we want to eliminate the criminal market, which promotes robberies and thefts.” Is.’
He added: ‘We encourage people to report any robbery or theft as soon as possible so that officers can arrive at the scene and investigate quickly.’
A Home Office spokesman said: ‘As part of our mission to take back our territory we will restore neighborhood policing by providing 13,000 police officers and community support officers in local communities.
‘The Home Office will play a more proactive role in improving the quality of policing to increase conviction rates, solve more crimes and deliver justice to victims and restore confidence in policing.’
The documentary show ‘Britain’s Unsolved Crime Wave: Dispatches’ will air on Channel Four on July 16 at 10pm.
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2024-07-16 23:10:39
