Speaking to the BBC, he said it was unacceptable the proportion of reported burglaries attended by an officer from the force had fallen to 50%.
He also said he would root out “racists and misogynists” within the Met as part of plans to rebuild public trust following a series of recent scandals.
Among those, an off-duty police officer raped and murdered Sarah Everard, while two others photographed the murdered bodies of sisters Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman.
There has also been outrage over racist, sexist and homophobic messages shared by a group of officers based at Charing Cross police station between 2016 and 2018, questions raised over the force’s approach to tackling corruption and its use of stop and search, as well as ongoing investigations into deaths following police contact, including that of Chris Kaba, who was shot by an officer.
In June, the Met was placed into a form of special measures by the police watchdog over the way it carries out its basic functions, for neglecting to identify repeat victims, and its delays in answering 999 calls.
Speaking to the BBC earlier, Sir Mark said he wanted to be able to show the public that progress had been made in key areas within 100 days, and to bring the force out of a form of special measures within 12 to 18 months.
“We’re going to get back to the scene of every burglary in the home,” he said, adding that the force had the resources to fulfil that pledge. “We’re never going to turn up to every single crime, and the public understand that, but something as severe as burglary needs a proper policing response. It’s too serious an intrusion not to have somebody turn up,” he said.
Sir Mark also said the force needed “to be ruthless in rooting out those who are corrupting the integrity of the organisation; the racists, the misogynists”.
Fine words butter no parsnips - the proof of the pudding will be in the eating … 
That’s radical, will all police farces investigate crime too?
