Britain's largest police force will no longer investigate thousands of burglaries, thefts and some assaults¹, it has been revealed.

 

据报道，英国最大的警察机构伦敦警察厅今后将不再调查数千起入室盗窃、偷窃和袭击等犯罪行为。

 

The Metropolitan² Police have stopped looking into low-level crimes – which critics claim will give criminals 'the green light to thieve'.

 

The new guidelines³, which were issued to officers in the London force last month, have been introduced as part of the force’s ongoing⁴ cost-cutting drive.

 

Officers were told that they no longer had to investigate low-level incidents of grievous bodily harm or car crime unless a victim identified a suspect.

 

Any crimes that involved a loss of less than £50 also no longer have to be investigated unless a suspect is identified.

 

The guidelines also stated that burglaries should only be looked into if the thieves used violence to gain entry or tricked their way in.

 

The Met is aiming to save £400 million by 2020 as part of cuts to the service's budget.

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