Metropolitan Police projected to reach lowest staffing levels in a decade by March 2025 due to inadequate funding and low recruitment.

Britain's Metropolitan Police, the UK's largest force, is projected to reach its lowest staffing levels in a decade by March 2025, according to Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley. The shortfall is partly due to inadequate funding and low recruitment. The Met faces a budget deficit of £400 million in 2025/26, with the number of police officers per 100,000 Londoners dropping from 350 in 2012 to a projected 310.