Labour accused of ‘cherry-picking’ police foot patrol data
August 28, 2024
They’re up, not down, but they say they’re down, not up.
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Police Minister Mark Mitchell has accused Labour of “cherry-picking” data to suggest a decline in foot patrols, calling their figures “nonsense.” Labour’s Ginny Andersen claimed a 15% drop in patrols between December 2023 and June 2024. However, a 1News review found an overall 10% increase in patrols during the same period.
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