London: seværdigheder, historie og fakta

(New) Scotland Yard have been a headquarter of the police since 1934 it lasted to about year 1960.

And it has always been famous and known as “Whitehall 1212”, the number ‘1212’ have also been the most famous phone number in London – because it were the number of the information room at Scotland yard/ (“the yard”).

The Whitehall place was Scotland’s first headquarter.

Until 1829 London had ‘watchmen’ and unpaid constables, but no real police force.

“The met” as it is called started just with 1000 police officers.

But today there is:

31.661 police staff

414 traffic wardens

And 2.106 police community support officers.

In London there is a criminal investigation department called “C.I.D” that also helps other organisations in Britain with tricky cases.

Scotland Yard has always been busy like from July 2004 to July 2005, there were:

482 murders

2.161 cases of rape

41.138 robberies

And 102.833 burglaries in “greater London”.

There are many hotels in London there is very expensive ones like Plaza and some others small like motels. After our opinion the most royal and expensive hotel is “The Langham”, it cost 14.573 Danish kroner (for two persons). Within 14:573 “kroner” its without breakfast, 2.024.05 kr. For one night – 6 nights 12.144.30 kr. and with launch dinner and all its 14.573 kr.