Boris Johnson ‘misleading the public’ on robbery figures

Mayor Boris Johnson’s campaign website is “misleading” the public on crime figures, a statistician has told BBC London. The Conservative candidate for Mayor of London writes that “robberies are down 16.3%” under his mayoralty on the website backboris2012.com. But robberies have risen 18.8% over the course of Mr Johnson’s time at City Hall, according to research by independent analyst Professor Allan J. Brimicombe.

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