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London crime source watch

Police statement, court record, public dataset and independent reporting play different roles. This page shows what entered the coverage pipeline and how its reporting record develops.

OutletStoriesTrustCraftHype
Barnet Postlocal2453.97134.6
The Guardian — Londonregional3853.871.838.8
Waltham Forest Echolocal1653.668.529.8
Enfield Dispatchlocal2352.468.331.7
Hackney Citizenlocal1352.271.432.6
Metropolitan Policeregional9251.764.126.4
The Standardregional37650.966.839.4
MyLondonregional39650.865.740.6
BBC Londonregional18350.767.532.4
East London Advertiser — Crimelocal55055.221.2
Your Local Guardian — Crimelocal2849.864.835.4
Independent Office for Police Conductnational848.360.816.9
Enfield Independent — Crimelocal747.46029.9
This Is Local London — Crimeregional35445.96041.2
National Crime Agencynational445.561.825.3
News Shopper — Crimelocal8545.260.239.8
Wandsworth Guardian — Crimelocal1245.162.641.3
Richmond and Twickenham Times — Crimelocal744.661.336.4
Croydon Guardian — Crimelocal643.356.231.8

These averages assess the source reporting used in our published coverage, not every item an organisation produced. An official release can establish what an institution says without independently proving a disputed allegation; later court records take precedence. Method: /methodology. Machine-readable: /api/v1/sources.

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