Met police chief hails fall in violent crime in London

Cressida Dick says more officers and rise in stop and search had reduced stabbings and murders The Metropolitan police commissioner, Cressida Dick, hailed big falls in violent crime in London in the past year, with fights over drugs, predominantly cocaine, playing a key part in the rise in stabbings and homicides that hit the capital. Related: Criminals going unpunished because of cuts, says police chief