Crime Stats: Conservative failures mean victims of crime don’t know if they will see justice

EMBARGO: Immediate Release

Responding to the latest crime statistics showing that an average of 5,829 crimes went unsolved every day in the year ending March 2024, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesperson Alistair Carmichael MP said:

“Years of Conservative neglect and failure to give the police the resources they need and put bobbies on the beat mean that now victims do not know if they will ever see justice after facing these invasive crimes.

“The former Home Secretary now wants to run for Conservative party leader, yet he couldn’t even get the basics of his last job right. 

“Cleverly’s crime catastrophe shows how utterly unfit the Conservatives were for government and why the country voted so decisively for change with a record number of Liberal Democrat MPs elected.

“The new Labour government must now address these Conservative failures, put more police on the streets, make communities feel safe again and ensure victims get the justice they deserve.”

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Notes to Editors:

Latest crime figures can be found here. Data on overall unsolved crimes can be found in Table 1.1, represented by the number of offences closed without a suspect being identified.