Labour slams crime prevention budget cuts
0Crime prevention budgets have been cut by more than half since the Conservatives came to power, new analysis published by the Labour Party claims.
In a press release, Labour said that between 2009/10 and 2017/18, spending on crime reduction by local authorities was cut by almost 60%, falling from £363m to £154m.
It said that of the 20 local authorities with the largest cuts to crime reduction expenditure since 2009/10, 15 are Conservative-controlled.
Diane Abbott MP, Labour’s shadow home secretary, said: “The Tories have slashed council budgets but demand they do more with less.
“Taken together with years of police cuts, austerity is making our communities less safe.”
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