division_name: Opposition Day &#8212; [10th Allotted Day] &#8212; Crime (London)
motion: <p class="" pid="b.1376.2/1" pwmotiontext="yes">I beg to move,</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b.1376.2/2" pwmotiontext="yes">That this House supports the dedication of police officers in the City of London Police, the Metropolitan Police Service and the British Transport Police but notes the unacceptable trend in teenage murders in London, including the shocking figure of 27 murdered in 2007; believes that Londoners' daily experience of crime, particularly lower level crime and anti-social behaviour, is now far removed from some official statistics; is deeply concerned that violent crime in London as measured by the British Crime Survey is the highest of all the regions in England and Wales and that fear of crime in London is now also the highest of all the regions in England and Wales; further notes the link between gun crime and drugs; further believes that local communities should be given greater freedom to direct the efforts of their police force if streets are to be made safer; and condemns the current Mayor of London for his complacent attitude to these serious crime issues.</p>
  
  <p pid="b.1421.1/1" pwmotiontext="yes"><i> Question put accordingly, </i>That the original words stand part of the Question:&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="b.1421.1/2" pwmotiontext="yes"><i> The House divided:</i> Ayes 193, Noes 308.</p>