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David Seymour: ACT Leader on Ginny Andersen's crime statistics

Published: July 23, 2023, 8:14 p.m.

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The ACT Party\'s disputing the Police Minister\'s claims around prison numbers.

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In an interview on Newstalk ZB, Ginny Andersen claimed the reduction in prison numbers is primarily due to fewer people in prison on driving and low level drug offences like cannabis.

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However, Stats NZ figures show since 2017 the largest drop was offences against justice procedures, government security, and operations; followed by acts intended to cause injury; and unlawful entry with intent.

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David Seymour told Mike Hosking that he\'s not sure how Andersen got it wrong.

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He says they tried every year back to 1998, and there\'s just no way to get the result she got.

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