TODAY'S issue for the Evening Star Webpoll is law and order.Labour says the crime rate is falling, with fewer crimes being reported and more being cleared up by the police.
TODAY'S issue for the Evening Star Webpoll is law and order.
Labour says the crime rate is falling, with fewer crimes being reported and more being cleared up by the police.
House burglaries and car crime have seen a particularly dramatic decline over recent years.
The Tories point out that violent crime has risen. Violent crime includes everything from common assault, which can be as little as a slap across the face, to murder.
Most victims of violent crime are young and many are injured in fights in which they may not be blameless.
But we want to know if you feel more at risk from crime in 2005 than you did in 1997.
To take part in our webpoll, visit the Evening Star's website at www. Eveningstar.co.uk
Yesterday's webpoll on immigration showed that 85 per cent of people felt that immigration laws should be tightened. Just 15 pc felt the current government's measures were tough enough.
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