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I feel far safer
in New York
• I AM a frequent visitor to the UK and I usually stay
in Camden. I read your story on police numbers with interest
and disbelief (‘Secret’ plan to cut cops, March 23).
Councillor Jake Sumner claims that crime has gone down in
Camden in the past four years by 14 per cent.
On my way to visit Camden Lock this week with my teenage son
this was not apparent. I was horrified at the number of times
drug-dealers openly accosted us offering all manner of illicit
substances, including crack. There was an atmosphere of danger
and sleaziness about the whole area. I feel infinitely safer
in New York, even in the worst parts, than in Camden.
How can Chief Supt Heath claim that crime has been reduced in
these past few years and even brag about having done a good
job? Camden is a ‘no go’ area for any decent, law
abiding resident or visitor to your city.
Bernice Kenner
East 88th Street
New York
USA
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