Called It's prices, stupid: Explaining falling crime rates in the UK — the study analyses monthly data over a 10 - year period from the Metropolitan Police and the Office for National Statistics to try to establish a link between prices and crime. (sciencedaily.com)
Mr Brown said he hoped Mr Johnson would acknowledge falling crime in the capital was reflected by the policies of the government and Mr Johnson's predecessor Ken Livingstone. (politics.co.uk)
[282] As part of his campaign, Livingstone highlighted that by 2008, the Metropolitan Police had 35,000 officers, 10,000 more than it had had in 2000, also highlighting statistics to indicate falling crime rates across the city during his Mayorship. (en.wikipedia.org)