Surveillance upgrade helps Islington prevent, deter, and detect crime Securing a busy borough Islington is home to around 215,000 people, making it the highest-density local authority anywhere in the UK. Encompassing areas of extreme diversity in terms of affluence, it is the location of one of the UK’s busiest football grounds – The Emirates Stadium. The borough also features more licensed premises per square mile than anywhere else in the UK – 13,000 in total, more than a third of which are allowed to sell alcohol 24 hours a day. Keeping the public safe, preventing crime and anti-social behavior, and investigating incidents – particularly in areas affected by issues relating to gangs, drugs, and alcohol – is a round-the-clock job for the borough’ s award-winning surve

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