Kate Hawkesby: We were warned inner city emergency housing would create more crime

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Aug 16, 2021 · 2m

It’s never feels good to read about crime stats, especially when they’re getting as bad as they are in our CBDs, but even more so when it’s entirely preventable.

“More than 1000 people have been assaulted in Auckland's CBD this year, many of whom have been randomly punched by strangers while enjoying a night out on the town,” according to the Herald.

It reported new Police stats showing a sharp rise in violent crime in Auckland’s city centre.

“A 63 per cent increase in assaults for the first five months of this year, compared with the same period in 2019."

Basically a night in town these days…