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The newly re-elected Mayor of London Boris Johnson has proposed Stephen Greenhalgh as Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime. He’s leader of Hammersmith and Fulham Council. 

 

 

Recorded crime has fallen across the borough, the authorities say. Over the last 12 months youth violence has fallen by 26 per cent, business robbery by 47 per cent and gun crime has almost halved (49 per cent.)  Hammersmith and Fulham was one of the first boroughs to take up the Mayor’s ‘buy one get one free’ scheme and gained an extra 44 warranted police officers.

 

Greenhalgh’s focus on community policing resulted in H&F’s neighbourhood watch projects rising from six to 150 schemes.

 

Boris Johnson, said: “Stephen is a big beast of local London politics who has proven time and again he can deliver more for less – cutting council tax in Hammersmith & Fulham while also helping to drive down crime making neighbourhoods safer. He has a wealth of experience in uniting communities and pulling together the work of agencies to not only crackdown on crime but also continue our work in breaking the cycle of crime.”

 

Stephen Greenhalgh said: “Cutting crime, getting knives off our streets and ensuring we have the strong, effective police force Londoners deserve is the number one priority for me. I welcome the opportunity to build on the tremendous work the Mayor has already done in cutting crime by 10 per cent. People can expect to see us tackling crime with more targeted police initiatives like the Met’s 1,000 strong gangs task force. I’ll be overseeing a major boost to neighbourhood policing in every borough, resulting in more police on the street and for a longer time. The eyes of the world will be on the capital in this Olympic year and I relish the challenge of working closely with the Met police to drive down crime and to build stronger, safer neighbourhoods throughout the city.”

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