Detection rates for rape and other crimes against women and girls are “plummeting” in London amid the crisis of confidence in the Met, the capital’s deputy mayor has warned MPs.
Sophie Linden, who oversees policing on behalf of Sadiq Khan, told the Commons Home Affairs Select Committee that there was a “real issue” with the way that “women and girls are being treated” by the Met — highlighted by both its flawed culture and the service it was providing for victims.
