Rural Crime Highlighted by Politicians
The Labour Party pledge on Rural Crime seems to have fuelled a raft of stories highlighting the current problem.
The Labour Party pledge on Rural Crime seems to have fuelled a raft of stories highlighting the current problem.
Research commissioned by the party showed the crime rate surging faster in rural areas than in cities.
Labour has promised a rural crime strategy as the party pointed to research showing the crime rate surging faster in rural areas than in urban ones.
Sir Keir Starmer said countryside communities blighted by “organised crime, rural theft and antisocial behaviour” will be “protected” under the plan to “stamp out crime and disorder” in those areas.