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open police station countersEvening Standard
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In 2008 , London had 160 open police station counters, meaning more than 75 per cent have closed.
Many stations have been sold, while a few have become staff use only.
The closures have doubled the average distance to the nearest police station for Londoners .
A new academic study suggests the closures have led to a significant negative effect on most serious crimes.
Police station closures have been a false economy’ in the long term.
Criminals are more likely to work in places where they can see police stations are abandoned.
For each pound “saved” by the closures, they raised costs faced by society by 3.5 billion .
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