Tuesday, 27 July 2021, 10:47 am
Figures released to National show, that since March,
Police Officers are continuing to leave the force while gang
numbers explode, National’s Police spokesperson Simeon
Brown says.
“From March to June 2021, Constabulary
Police numbers have dropped from 10,244 to 10,117, a drop of
127, meanwhile over the same period gang numbers have been
increasing at a rate of one new gang member per
day.
“The increase in gang numbers has been met with
great concern by the New Zealand public, but few know that
police numbers have gone in the opposite direction at the
same time; a deeply concerning trend.