Nearly three-quarters of the people who live and work in the City of London are concerned about a terrorist attack, a survey has shown.
A poll by the City police force shows more people in the Square Mile are worried about terrorism, 73 per cent, than Londoners as a whole, at 68 per cent.
Women are also more concerned about the risk of an attack than men, the survey says.
City police carried out their poll of more than 2,000 people in October, two months after the UK’s threat level was raised from “sub- stantial” to “severe”, meaning a terrorist incident was highly likely.
There are fears that British jihadi fighters returning from Iraq and Syria or “lone wolf” fanatics will stage an atrocity in London or elsewhere in the country.
The poll shows that 87 per cent of Londoners as a whole think the public are important in fighting terrorism, with 73 per cent saying they are likely to report suspicious behaviour to the police.
City Police Commissioner Adrian Leppard said his officers were trying to be less predictable in anti-terror patrols in the Square Mile.
He revealed that a new operation which involves officers trained in spotting suspicious behaviour had led to nearly 100 arrests since it was launched in February, and added: “The public should be vigilant to the threat posed by terrorism and this survey shows they are willing to work with the police to prevent such attacks.
“The people of London are resilient and knowledgeable about the risk from terrorism and know they are key to helping fight the threat.”
