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London streets: is Jacqui Smith right?

Last Modified: 21 Jan 2008
By: Kylie Morris

Jacqui Smith is responsible for managing threats at home and abroad. Has she added to the fears of Londoners?

Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is the person we're meant to turn to in a time of crisis.

But with her answers to weekend questions over crime in the capital, she's added to fears of falling victim to violent crime and revealed a worrying lack of awareness of how people spend their days and nights.

But are her fears based in any kind of reality? And how have her words affected perceptions that London is a place where its citizens can no longer walk the streets in safety?