{"id":388557,"date":"2026-10-16T16:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T15:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/what-is-the-point-in-reporting-londons-street-sex-work-crisis-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T16:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T15:00:19","slug":"what-is-the-point-in-reporting-londons-street-sex-work-crisis-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/what-is-the-point-in-reporting-londons-street-sex-work-crisis-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018What is the point in reporting?\u2019: London&#8217;s street sex work crisis | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/hQi8KlHSPj8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018What is the point in reporting?\u2019: London&apos;s street sex work crisis | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hQi8KlHSPj8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Police in London need to move away from criminalising women involved in street sex work in the wake of the disastrous murder case of Simon Levy, officers have told the BBC.<\/p>\n<p>Levy, a convicted sex offender, was left to kill two women and rape another \u2013 all of whom were vulnerable and sometimes engaged in street sex work &#8211; due to a series of failings, including by the Metropolitan Police.<\/p>\n<p>The BBC was given access to the Met&#8217;s new two-officer female team in north London, created in a bid to engage with street sex workers, improve trust, and encourage them to report crimes committed against them.<\/p>\n<p>The team described hearing about endemic levels of male violence against the women they have met.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#Police #London #UKNews #Crime #Justice #Investigation #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police in London need to move away from criminalising women involved in street sex work in the wake of the disastrous murder case of Simon Levy, officers have told the BBC. 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