Crime has fallen over the last two decades But that’s not been matched by public perception that we live in a safer society, ITV News' Sarah Corker explains.
ITV News Social Affairs Correspondent Sarah Corker looks at how the political parties have said they will tackle law and order in their manifestos
A clear indication that recent high profile scandals within various police forces - from appalling acts of misconduct to huge failures in vetting procedures - has had a devastating effect on public attitudes and perceptions towards those who are supposed to keep us all safe.
Keir Starmer joins Idris Elba as they meet families of knife crime victims while on the General Election campaign trail.The Conservatives would give police new powers to seize knives and increase sentences for the most serious crimes. The Tories would recruit 8,000 more full time police officers over three years. Labour have promised to dedicate 13,000 police officers to tackling neighbourhood crime, although not all of those would be full time positions.
While shoplifting offences have soared by nearly 40 per cent in a year to 430,104 offences compared with 315,040 offences in 2022.
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