Lib Dem MP Edward Davey wants more police in
Kingston and action on graffiti News that further cuts to
Kingston’s police were not happening,
as threatened, was the most welcome moment in
this year’s campaign on crime.
However, I still believe
Kingston’s police numbers are far too low.
Cuts over the last 5 years by Labour and the last
Conservative Government, have reduced local
numbers by around 25%.
Graffiti
The most obvious effects have been a reduction in
police response times when residents ask for help
and a rise in crimes like graffiti and vandalism.
So, as well as campaigning for
more police, I have supported new punishments to
tackle anti-social crimes. These include giving
magistrates the power to order vandals to clean
up damage like graffiti. This year such court
orders can be used locally for the first time.
I have backed crime prevention
projects like the "Safer Stations
Initiative" and new CCTV cameras for
Hook and Norbiton.
Since the Met Police have
problems recruiting, I have called, in the
Commons, for the restoration of the police’s
London housing payment, which the Tories
abolished.
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