Cut Crime not the Police

Cut Crime, not our Police

Since the general election the East Midlands has lost over 600 police officers.

The latest figures released show that the East Midlands now has 603 fewer police officers patrolling our streets. The worst affected areas are Derbyshire with 154 fewer officers, Nottinghamshire with 195 fewer officers and Leicestershire which has seen officer number slashed by 141.

Labour is calling on the Government to cut crime, not our police.

Yvette Cooper MP, Labour's Shadow Home Secretary said:

“It is shocking that in the East Midlands we have lost over 600 police officers since the general election.

"The scale of the Tory-led Government's cuts has led to the biggest fall in national police numbers in over a decade at the same time as we are seeing the biggest increase in personal crime.

“David Cameron and Theresa May are letting down communities and turning their backs on the police. They should be battling to cut crime, but they are just cutting the police instead.

“Police numbers have fallen to the lowest for a decade, with 8,000 fewer officers since the election and 6,000 since last year alone. At the same time personal crime including theft and violence has gone up by 11 per cent -- the biggest increase in a decade.

“The Home Secretary's 20 per cent cuts go much further than the 12 per cent recommended by the independent inspectorate and supported by Labour.

“The Prime Minister's decision to cut policing too far and too fast when many crimes are increasing is putting communities at risk. MPs of all parties should vote against the scale of Government’s cuts to their local police force in Parliament on February 8.”

Sign up to our petition

The Labour Party has launched a petition against the police cuts. To sign the petition please visit www.campaignengineroom.org.uk/police

Together we can send a message to the Tory-led government.