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Police failed to attend nearly 130,000 criminal damage reports last year, new research reveals today.
Criminal damage cases include intentional and malicious damage to people’s homes, vehicles or other property. In 2023, 129,302 reports of criminal damage did not have a police officer arrive at the scene - accounting for 53% of all cases, according to freedom of information requests by the Liberal Democrats.
Just 27 out of the 43 police forces in England and Wales responded to the data request, meaning the true figure is likely to be much higher.
The figures also revealed a disturbing postcode lottery. The worst performing force was Greater Manchester, where 81% of criminal damage reports went unattended compared to only 7% in Cleveland. Avon & Somerset also fared poorly, with 79% of cases going unattended
The Lib Dems are calling for a return to proper community policing as they say the Tories have taken more than 4,500 Police Community Support Officers off the streets since 2015.
Lib Democrat Home Affairs spokesman Alistair Carmichael said: “Across the country…
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