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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tby Kandiss Edwards <\/b><\/a><\/p>\n November 8, 2025<\/p>\n ’30 Patterns of Harm: A Structural Review of Systemic Racism Within the London Metropolitan Police Service’ tells all.<\/p>\n The Greater London police force, Metropolitan Police Service, has been repeatedly flagged<\/a> for \u201csystematic racism\u201d in a new report, \u201c30 Patterns of Harm: A Structural Review of Systemic Racism Within the London Metropolitan Police Service.\u201d<\/p>\n The Met, the UK\u2019s largest police department, was reviewed via an independent agency, which led to the release of the 125-page inquiry. Findings found that anti-Black bias is embedded in the force\u2019s systems, culture, and operations. Commissioned by the Mark Rowley-led Met and authored by Shereen Daniels, the report sampled four decades of data<\/a> that concluded racism had become \u201cinstitutional design.\u201d<\/p>\n In the report, Daniels, a lead investigator, states, \u201cSystemic racism is not a matter of perception. For almost fifty years, reviews of the Metropolitan Police have documented the harm experienced by Black Londoners, officers, and staff. \u201c30 Patterns of Harm\u201d turns the lens around. It examines the institution itself, showing how the Met\u2019s systems, leadership, governance, and culture produce racial harm while protecting the organization from reform.<\/p>\n The report indicates that discriminatory practices rooted in colorism is a norm within police ranks. Dark-skinned officers are frequently labelled \u201cconfrontational.\u201d Conversely, lighter-skinned peers received quicker leniency \u2014 a disparity rooted in internal bias.<\/p>\n The 125-page report\u2019s findings also gained scrutiny from the<\/a> public <\/a>ire. Doreen Lawrence, whose son Stephen Lawrence was murdered in a racially motivated attack in 1993, is letting his displeasure be known. He says Black citizens have been aware of the anti-Black nature of the Met.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe police must stop telling us that change is coming whilst we continue to suffer,\u201d Lawrence told the BBC.<\/p>\n The Metropolitan Police Service has taken full accountability<\/a> for the findings.<\/p>\n Promising change on all levels the Met stated, \u201cwe will open meaningful discussions around a set of key themes, including accountability, structural change, equity, internal bias, and the use of police powers, to shape our next steps.\u201d<\/p>\n