Tim Dower: Until we see a real response, this Government will be seen as soft on crime

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · May 31, 2023 · 2m

A detailed bit of work in the Herald today about a critical election issue, that being crime, law and order if you prefer, or the lack of it right now.

Among other things, the work has found the number of people charged and convicted actually fell faster under the last National Government, than the current Labour Government.

I think the idea there is to put a question mark into the air over which party, if it's either of them, is soft on crime.

Apparently, when you allow for population growth, police are laying charges now at just over a third of the rate they did in 2009.

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