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Mark Mitchell: National Party's stance on rising crime rates

Published: March 12, 2023, 6:37 p.m.

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National is pinning the blame for the state of our country\'s retail crime on the Government; deeming it a "disgrace".

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New figures show that in a single year retail crime has increased by 39 percent, with 292 incidents recorded every day, up from 140 per day back in 2018.

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The party\'s police spokesman Mark Mitchell told Mike Hosking that there\'s no reason why New Zealand shouldn\'t be the safest country in the world.

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He says Labour wanted to reduce the prison muster by 30 percent, while at the same time they\'ve had violent crime go up by 35 percent, and the numbers are linked.

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