Behind London's mobile phone theft 'epidemic'

<p><a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/mobile-phone-thefts-robbery-london-police-crime-b1073286.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Londoners report 250 phone thefts a day</a>. Why tube and bus stations are theft ‘hotspots’. <a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/london-mobile-phone-theft-police-streets-protect-minister-b1073819.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The policing minister’s plans for more officers on the street</a>. Are police spending too much time on paperwork? Our <a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/author/john-dunne" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Crime Reporter John Dunne</a> discusses the latest figures on phone thefts in the capital, and the plans to tackle the problem. In this episode:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Latest phone thefts figures explained</li><li>Where thieves target victims in the city</li><li>How Policing Minister Chris Philp is planning to ‘fight back’</li><li>London’s Operation Nightingale targeting crime hotspots</li><li>How to stay vigilant and avoid being targeted</li></ul><p><br></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/EveningStandard" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow us on Twitter</a> #TheLeaderPodcast</p><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>