Labour has delivered more than 16,000 police officers and 16,000 Police Community Support Officers. Overall crime is down by 36 per cent since 1997 – that’s 6 million fewer crimes each year.
We will:
- Build on neighbourhood policing with new guarantees on response times, monthly beat meetings, and a pledge that your local neighbourhood team spends at least 80 per cent of its time on the beat.
- Give police the tools they need to fight crime, including DNA and CCTV. Without the DNA database, thousands of crimes would go unsolved and many serious and dangerous criminals would be walking our streets.
- Roll out a National Victims' Service guaranteeing all victims of crime and anti-social behaviour more intensive support throughout the trial and beyond.
