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PM promised to cut crime by tackling drug misuse

PM promised to cut crime by tackling drug misuse

Boris Johnson pledges to target drug abuse in anti-crime push.

Mr Johnson said his efforts to make society safer would be “unstinting”.

The Prime Minister has promised to cut crime by tackling drug misuse and using electronic tagging on more burglars after release.

Under the Beating Crime Plan, more burglars, robbers and thieves would have their location monitored with electronic tags 24 hours a day after leaving prison.

The government’s Beating Crime Plan, due to be revealed on Tuesday, will also see the creation of league tables for 999 calls so the public can monitor their local force’s response times.

The plan also sees a £17m programme to persuade young people who attend hospital with a stab wound or come into contact with police to stay away from violence.

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Boris Johnson has promised to ‘back the police and make people safer’

“When I first stood on the steps of Downing Street as prime minister, I promised to back the police and make people safer, because we cannot level up the country when crime hits the poorest hardest and draws the most vulnerable into violence,” the PM said.

“That is why my government has remained unstinting in its efforts to protect the British public and this plan delivers a fresh commitment, as we emerge from the impacts of the pandemic, to have less crime, fewer victims and a safer society.”

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