Lib Dems call for burglary response guarantee

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Liberal Democrats will call for a Burglary Response Guarantee in their manifesto to ensure all domestic burglaries are attended by a police officer and properly investigated

74 per cent of burglary cases went unsolved in the West Northamptonshire Council area in 2023

The Liberal Democrats will today (28th May 2024) announce their plans for a Burglary Response Guarantee as new data uncovered by the party reveals the shocking scale of unsolved burglaries in local areas across England and Wales.

The figures were compiled from a series of Freedom of Information requests by the party, which have broken down unsolved burglaries data by local area. The percentage of burglaries that went unsolved in West Northants in 2023 was 74 per cent.

Of the 1901 cases, 1400 had their investigation completed with no suspect identified.

Nationally, official government figures show that nearly 76 per cent of burglaries went unsolved in 2023.

It comes as Liberal Democrat Leader, Ed Davey, has announced his plans to include a Burglary Response Guarantee in his party’s manifesto. The party’s proposals would ensure that all domestic burglaries are attended by the police and properly investigated.

Commenting, Liberal Democrat Jonathan Harris, Parliamentary Candidate for the Daventry area said:

“Too many families in West Northamptonshire now feel unsafe in their own homes because this Conservative Government has decimated frontline policing for too long. Victims are being denied justice because Conservative ministers can’t even get the basics right on solving crime. That is why the Liberal Democrats would deliver a Burglary Response Guarantee, to ensure all home burglaries are attended by the police and properly investigated. People are sick of seeing their local communities plagued by crime and just want this appalling Conservative government to be kicked out of office.”