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Behind London's mobile phone theft 'epidemic'

Behind London's mobile phone theft 'epidemic'

The Standard · Rachelle Abbott

April 14, 202310m 3s

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Show Notes

Londoners report 250 phone thefts a day. Why tube and bus stations are theft ‘hotspots’. The policing minister’s plans for more officers on the street. Are police spending too much time on paperwork? Our Crime Reporter John Dunne discusses the latest figures on phone thefts in the capital, and the plans to tackle the problem. In this episode:


  • Latest phone thefts figures explained
  • Where thieves target victims in the city
  • How Policing Minister Chris Philp is planning to ‘fight back’
  • London’s Operation Nightingale targeting crime hotspots
  • How to stay vigilant and avoid being targeted


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