Cressida Dick: Met chief will 'bear down' on violent crime
The new commissioner of the Metropolitan Police has promised to "bear down" on large rises in violent crime in London.
Gun offences surged by 42% in the capital between April 2016 and April 2017, and knife crime went up by 24%.
Cressida Dick said the figures "worry" her, and that tackling the two crimes will be a priority.
She also warned there would have to be "some changes" to security following the Westminster terror attack.
The annual statistics released by the Met last week showed there were 2,544 gun crimes in the city, compared to 1,793 the previous year.
There were 12,074 recorded knife offences between April 2016 and April 2017, up from 9,742.
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