00:00 The research from the LSE confirms there's a close link between the increase in the cost of living crisis and the increase in crime.
00:08 What they found was the cost of living crisis increased by 10%, the cost of living increased by 10%, and crime went up by 8%.
00:16 And by crime they mean the sort of violent crimes, like the acquisitive crimes, like robbery, burglary, theft and shoplifting.
00:23 And so it confirms what we've been saying for some time.
00:26 Yes, we've got to be tough on crime, and that's why we've invested from City Hall in 1,300 more police officers at a time when the government's been cutting our police.
00:33 But also we've been invested in the complex causes of crime by investing in youth clubs and youth workers and the sort of young people you heard from today.
00:41 And we've seen the progress that's made.
00:43 So since the country's first VRU was set up in London, we've seen a reduction in homicides, a reduction in gun crime, a reduction in young people injured with a knife, a reduction in robbery, a reduction in burglary.
00:54 And the ONS's own figures say you're least likely to be a victim of violent crime in London than in other parts of the country.
01:01 It's still too high though.
01:02 And that's why my speech today was about the things we've got to do working with the government, a national solution to address these issues.
01:08 That means the government working with us to tackle the complex causes of crime, to invest in the justice system, but also to support victims.
01:16 I worry the evidence from the last eight years is that this government is not willing to do so.
01:20 So what I'm hoping is later on this year, we'll have a new Home Secretary, a new Prime Minister working in unison with me, the Mayor.
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