Crime rate rise in London

Title

Crime rate rise in London

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

11 Mar 1982

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:04:05

Description

Report on the publication of official figures which show a dramatic rise in crime in London and have been broken down by ethnic group for the first time. Speaking are: Home Secretary Willie Whitelaw; Police Federation Chairman Jim Jardine; GLC Police Committee chairman Paul Boateng. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Jim Jardine; William Whitelaw; Paul Boateng

Keywords

London; Local authorities; Crime; Social problems; Police; GLC; Unemployment; Metropolitan Police; Policing practice; Ethnic groups; Crime statistics; Urban communities

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