The central claim of this government is that it has protected the police and police budget, but in reality it has an abysmal record on policing and crime. Simultaneously, in the 12 months to March this year, we have seen both the biggest rise in recorded crime in a decade and the lowest number of police officers on record. Police now record more than 600,000 more offences than they did in 2010. The biggest rises have been in violent crime and sexual offences which have both effectively doubled over the period. Of course, the government tries to hide behind the separate crime survey.

Source: The Times July 20, 2017 23:14 UTC