Official details seen by the Evening Standard show that more than 11,000 police officers were dedicated to protecting the American President during his four-day stay last November.
Full details of the drain on the Met's resources has reignited criticism of Mr Bush's visit, which saw the tightest-ever security imposed on central London.
Even then Mr Bush came into contact with no members of the public and hardly ventured into the open.
On top of the financial cost, muggings across London rose by 20 per cent as thousands of officers were moved from their regular beats. It also emerged that the ring of steel thrown around the Docklands for Europe's biggest arms fair just weeks before Mr Bush's visit cost four times more than initially thought - with Scotland Yard's total bill topping £4.4 million.
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/articles/9236532?source=Evening%20StandardMY COMMENT: Bush the gift that keeps on giving! :(