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> [London has a 50 per cent female population so we want to aim long term to have 50 per cent female officers. It's good for police to reflect the public that we serve.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cressida-dick/london-has-a-50-per-cent-female-population-so-we-want-to-aim-long/)

[Cressida Dick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cressida-dick/)

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## More by Cressida Dick

> [Being a firearms officer is incredibly highly scrutinised now, and I think it is one of the things that puts off quite a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cressida-dick/being-a-firearms-officer-is-incredibly-highly-scrutinised-now-and-i/)

[Cressida Dick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cressida-dick/)

> [I am all about teams. I think I have probably got a reasonably relaxed style as a senior leader, I am pretty demanding, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cressida-dick/i-am-all-about-teams-i-think-i-have-probably-got-a-reasonably-relaxed/)

[Cressida Dick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cressida-dick/)

> [One of the things we do not want is to become a complete fortress. This is not going to happen with military on every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cressida-dick/one-of-the-things-we-do-not-want-is-to-become-a-complete-fortress/)

[Cressida Dick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cressida-dick/)

> [One of the things that I feel very blessed about is that I was given a fair amount of confidence as a young person…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cressida-dick/one-of-the-things-that-i-feel-very-blessed-about-is-that-i-was-given/)

[Cressida Dick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cressida-dick/)

> [There's definitely something about the impact of social media in terms of people being able to go from slightly angry with each other to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cressida-dick/there-s-definitely-something-about-the-impact-of-social-media-in/)

[Cressida Dick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cressida-dick/)

> [Women take much the biggest proportion of work in terms of home and childcare. Societally we need a culture change. It's still the case…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cressida-dick/women-take-much-the-biggest-proportion-of-work-in-terms-of-home-and/)

[Cressida Dick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cressida-dick/)

> [When I joined there was probably one woman in the CID office and one in the crime squad and just two of us on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cressida-dick/when-i-joined-there-was-probably-one-woman-in-the-cid-office-and-one/)

[Cressida Dick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cressida-dick/)

> [It is not in my mind's eye that all officers will be carrying a Taser but we should have people able to deploy it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cressida-dick/it-is-not-in-my-mind-s-eye-that-all-officers-will-be-carrying-a-taser/)

[Cressida Dick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cressida-dick/)

> [I would like to see even more women coming in to all roles, particularly into the specialisms like firearms and public order, I would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cressida-dick/i-would-like-to-see-even-more-women-coming-in-to-all-roles/)

[Cressida Dick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cressida-dick/)

> [Some male colleagues, just as in accountancy, had doubts about whether women could perform some roles. There was a sense that women needed more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cressida-dick/some-male-colleagues-just-as-in-accountancy-had-doubts-about-whether/)

[Cressida Dick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cressida-dick/)

> [I don't think the public want to see loads and loads of firearms officers everywhere, what they do want to know is that we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cressida-dick/i-don-t-think-the-public-want-to-see-loads-and-loads-of-firearms/)

[Cressida Dick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cressida-dick/)

> [You have to intervene really, really strongly with people who are habitual knife-carriers, that includes stop and search definitely, you have to keep them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cressida-dick/you-have-to-intervene-really-really-strongly-with-people-who-are/)

[Cressida Dick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cressida-dick/)

> [I want to see traditional policing with a modern flavour. I am completely committed to local, visible policing, but we have to modernise. There…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cressida-dick/i-want-to-see-traditional-policing-with-a-modern-flavour-i-am/)

[Cressida Dick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cressida-dick/)

> [That is the great thing about policing, you do have a lot of responsibility very early and you have got to make decisions, sometimes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cressida-dick/that-is-the-great-thing-about-policing-you-do-have-a-lot-of/)

[Cressida Dick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cressida-dick/)

> [There is something about putting the uniform on. You've got a role to play, to be calm, to lead other people, to go forward…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cressida-dick/there-is-something-about-putting-the-uniform-on-you-ve-got-a-role-to/)

[Cressida Dick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cressida-dick/)

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