One Crime Every 73 Seconds Under Labour
Heather Roy
Monday, 2 October 2006
Press Releases - Crime & Justice
Police statistics reveal that a crime was reported every 73 seconds last year, an indictment on Labour's soft-on-crime
policies according to ACT National Security Spokesman, Heather Roy.
"More Kiwis than ever are falling victim to criminals, with more than 426,000 crimes reported in the 2005/06 year.
Leaked statistics were released to the Sunday Star-Times on July 30, suggesting that Annette King has been sitting on
these figures for at least five weeks", Mrs Roy said.
"On the average day last year:
* A sexual crime was reported in Wellington;
* 100 Aucklanders fell victim to dishonesty offences;
* Another 138 Kiwis were victims of a violent crime.
"Since Labour came to office, violent offences alone have risen by ten thousand. In the last year, homicides have risen
by almost a third.
"The economic cost of criminal offending is horrific, and there is an even higher human toll.
"Kiwis deserve honest answers to their questions - not evasion, spin or more of the same soft justice policies.
"Our Police do a good job, but they are often overwhelmed and frustrated by a weak, revolving door justice system.
"We should be taking a zero tolerance approach, which means treating every offence seriously and punishing every crime
appropriately", Mrs Roy said.
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