Describe law and order in London in the late 19th Century.

... Question 1: Describe law and order in London in the late 19th Century. At the beginning of the nineteenth century 60% of Britain's population lived in the countryside, this meant there wasn't any need for police officers as people were living far apart and away from shops and financial areas. Crime was minimal, apart from small crimes like petty thieving and crimes over land etc. But as technology developed the Industrial Revolution began, steam powered factories were built all over the country, a new industrial development. The factories were mainly built in urbanized areas like London, Birmingham and Glasgow, but for the factories to be run effectively workers were needed. The workers had to unfortunately work long shifts and therefore needed to live close to the factories, but this meant that people had to move out of the rural countryside and into the urban cities. This caused problems,

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