Police: Neighbourhood Policing Debate
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Police: Neighbourhood Policing
Lord Alderdice Excerpts(11 years, 4 months ago)
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Baroness Stowell of Beeston
The noble Lord is right. Crime has been falling for several years, but I believe that it was his party which suggested that crime would increase, because of the cuts that were necessary. We have clearly proven the Opposition wrong on that count.
Lord Alderdice
My Lords, there has been some suggestion that one of the reasons for these figures is that increased crime on the internet has not necessarily been detected. Are there any indications from my noble friend that internet crime is being monitored and included in these figures?
Baroness Stowell of Beeston
There is a range of crimes that are coming down, but one of the crimes that is increasing is fraud; my noble friend is right about that. That must be a priority and we must ensure that it is addressed.