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Crime (London)

I am coming to the hon. Lady. Harrow council carried out a crime survey and found that 71 per cent. of residents surveyed felt safe. The council said that"““residents' fear of crime, and perceptions of anti social behaviour, have shown significant improvement year on year for the last three years.””" Havering council—the hon. Member for Hornchurch (James Brokenshire) might want to use this when he sums up—states:"““Although Havering is an extremely safe place to live, the fear of crime is higher than the probability of being a victim of such a crime.""We are committed to tackling fear of crime through educating the public about the facts and ensuring they are not overtly frightened by stories that might appear in the newspapers and on television or the radio.””" I say to the hon. Member for Hornchurch that we could add ““in Hansard””, could we not? Hillingdon says on its website—[Interruption.] I am quoting your colleagues in support of my argument.