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Tory-led Government need to take urgent action to cut crime instead of just cutting police - Cooper
20 October 2011
Yvette Cooper MP, Labour's Shadow Home Secretary, commenting on crime statistics today, said:
“These figures are a worrying sign that crime is now starting to increase after years of coming down. It shows this is a terrible time to cut over 16,000 police officers.
"Figures for the last nine months show police recorded crime going up, with wider increases too.
“And it is extremely concerning that robbery offences involving a knife or sharp instrument are up 7%, yet there is not a squeak from the Home Office about rethinking the huge cuts to police forces across the country.
“Crime fell by 43 per cent while Labour was in government, but people want it to fall further not go back up again. Now we are seeing evidence of crime rising under this Tory-led Government. They need to take urgent action to cut crime instead of just cutting police."
