The Met police’s deputy commissioner, Craig Mackey, said Scotland Yard would probably have to concentrate on the more vulnerable as the number of officers at its disposal fell. He added that certain types of crime, such as burglaries, would usually elicit a response in person. With cases such as vehicle crime, however, the vulnerability of the victim was likely to be taken into account. Police Scotland officers have become less visible to the public as a result of budget cuts, a report this month by the Scottish Institute for Policing Research said. Mackey said that some jobs could be saved if buildings owned by the Met could be sold.

Source: The Guardian August 25, 2017 15:12 UTC