The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson announced that crime on buses in the capital is at its lowest level for five years, down by 18 per cent since he took office. Robberies and bus vandalism has been cut by more than a third.
The Mayor unveiled the figures in Brixton, where he launched the last of 32 policing teams dedicated to patrolling transport hubs across London. The teams are jointly funded by Transport for London (TfL) and the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS); and are part of the Mayor’s commitment to increase visibility of policing across the whole of the city. The nine-strong team will patrol on and around the bus network in the Brixton Road area.
13:47, 18 Jun 2009
by Matthew Rees