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To: Home Secretary
Fully Fund Policing in England and Wales
We are concerned about high levels of crime and pressure on the police in the country. Therefore, we call on the Home Secretary to give significantly more resources to the Constabulary.
Why is this important?
For years the government has cut funding for our police, putting our police services under incredible pressure. Shrinking budgets mean that we have lost over 20,000 police officers since 2010. Police officers work hard every day, doing their best to keep us safe, but they simply need more money and more resources to do the job.
In the last year violent crime has risen by 20%, and a leaked Home Office report says cuts to police budgets “may have encouraged” violent offenders and have “likely contributed” to a rise in serious violent crime. The government need to give the police the money and resources they need to protect us and make sure violent crimes become rarer - not more common.
