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fwiw they're regarded as a very competent police force What makes them different?
by LAC-Tech 2y ago
fwiw they're regarded as a very competent police force
What makes them different?
- jack_riminton 2y agoWell it’s a reputation, so it’s hard to quantify. But anecdotally I’ve heard from numerous people who had dealings with that they were very competent (compared to most British forces presumably). I’ve also heard that their average level of policeman is more educated , ie many holding degrees, masters etc. I presume this must be due to the nature of the work they’re most known for ie combatting complex fraud, organised crime etc
- walthamstow 2y agoThey have about 1 officer per 10 people living there which helps quite a bit For reference, the Met has 33k officers for 10m people
- OJFord 2y agoBecause policing is all about who's resident in the territory covered?
- walthamstow 2y agoIs that what I said? Nope
- OJFord 2y agoErm, yep? You compared #officers/#residents for City & Met police; I'm saying that's irrelevant. City has much lower #residents/#crime, or / money changing hands, or / footfall on an average business day, etc.
- r-w 2y agoGood point, bad tone :)
- Steve44 2y agoThere is one very important caveat about the population of the City though. Whilst there are only 8,600 residents, there are apparently over 600,000 commuters working there every day. https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/about-us/about-the-city-of-london-corporation/our-role-in-london https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/about-us/about-the-city-of-l...
- bloqs 2y agoThey have different branding from the rest of the police forces!
- mytailorisrich 2y agoThe City of London is very small, safe (quick look online returns that the crime rate is "73% lower than London and 67% lower than national average"), and very rich, and obviously right in the middle of a top world city. So I am guessing that their police force is well resourced, able to attract "top talent", and not bogged down by anti-social and petty crime.
- LAC-Tech 2y agoI'm always suspicious of low crime rates - often it means people don't bother reporting crimes as they know nothing will happen. IE, if I get robbed in the City of London is it even worth calling the police?
- mytailorisrich 2y agoWhy would there be a difference in reporting in the City vs the rest of London?
- andylynch 2y agoThe City Police have a very, small patch and little violent crime, but are geared up to deal with IRA/ISIS-type threats. Part of this means they have surveillance coverage of virtually the entire areas. It also mean that they can get anywhere very, very quickly.
- cannonpr 2y agoYes it is, a friend had their laptop stolen, the police tracked down the offenders within 2 hours and returned the items. What they also don’t tell you is that it’s a dystopian panopticon and runs on a slightly different legal system than the rest of the U.K.
- LAC-Tech 2y agoImpressive! TBH I'd rather that dystopia than the one where people are constantly having their things stolen with zero recourse.
- razakel 2y agoTheir focus is more on complex financial crimes, so they're a bit better educated than your typical cop.
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