London’s Police Ramp up Activity on Streets of Capital to Drive Down Post Lockdown Violence

Armed police at the scene of an incident on London Bridge in central London following a police incident, on Nov. 29, 2019. Dominic Lipinski/PA via AP

London’s Metropolitan Police are deploying more officers ahead of a wave of violent crime that is expected to hit the streets of the capital as lockdown restrictions are lifted.

“The public can expect to see an uplift of officers on the streets of London in weeks to come as the Met steps up its response to violent crime and prepares to deal with any incidents across the capital as lockdown eases,” the Met said in a statement on Tuesday.