The government is not doing enough to tackle violent crime, according to Antony Little, Conservative Parliamentary spokesman for Norwich South, following the publication last week of statistics which show violent crime increasing by almost 25%.
Cllr Little said that the Conservatives would fight crime by cutting unnecessary police red tape which would allow officers to be deployed onto the streets, free from restraint, to tackle the crimes which affect everybody in society. The Tories would also increase prison capacity, ensuring that offenders who should be in prison do go to prison and receive proper rehabilitation in order to reduce re-offending.
He said: “These figures fatally undermine eleven years worth of government spin on violent crime and show how completely out of touch Labour is with what is going on in our streets and neighbourhoods.”
“By improving police visibility on the streets and ensuring that sentencing is both tough and robust, a Conservative government will not be afraid to fight crime head on.”
