The home secretary instructed forces to pursue all reasonable crime leads despite squeeze on funding
Police chiefs have suggested the home secretary is interfering with their operational independence by demanding forces pursue all reasonable crime leads at a time when their resources are being outstripped by a rise in offences.used to launch the government’s crime week with insistence that there was “no such thing as minor crime”.such as footage from CCTV, doorbells and dashcams, as well as phone data, to find a suspect or stolen property.
“To see trust in police return to where it used to be, an effectively staffed and properly funded police service is essential,” the letter said. Launching her initiative, Braverman repeated the government’s claim that crime has fallen in the last decade. This claim has been challenged by many including Full Fact, which said the figureThe NPCC’s letter also said that crime was rising. It said: “In 2022/23, a total of 5.24m crimes were recorded by police – an increase of over 1m since 2010/11, when recorded crime sat at 4.15m. This means there is more recorded crime per police officer.
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