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据报道奥克兰市的犯罪率呈上升之势，这应当引起政府的严重关注。 犯罪率整体下降是一个值得欢迎的消息，但我们不应忽视这样一个事实，即我国最繁忙、人口最多的城市奥克兰的犯罪率却增长了5.4%。 这个情况
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犯罪率整体下降是一个值得欢迎的消息，但我们不应忽视这样一个事实，即我国最繁忙、人口最多的城市奥克兰的犯罪率却增长了5.4%。
这个情况和奥克兰所出现的诸如破车而入的盗窃案上升趋势是一致的。
奥克兰地区的盗窃案在持续上升，今年已经上升3%以上。
奥克兰中区的毒品犯罪也增长近20个百分点，而聚众骚乱的案子猛增至46.3%。
人们不得不怀疑奥克兰中区倒底还安不安全。
其他区域内的犯罪率下降固然令人高兴，但削减预算在继续给一线警力带来压力，而且最终后果如何还未可知。
后勤部门正面临100人以上的裁员，这会导致更多警员被一堆案头工作困扰而无法奔赴一线。这便是警察部长安托丽今年削减预算造成的现实。
我对安·托丽部长所立下的要将犯罪率减少到15%的目标表示欢迎，不过这却激发了人们的疑问――如果是这样，为什么她还要再建一所私营监狱呢？（霍建强议员办公室供稿）
Kris
FAAFOI
Police Spokesperson
1 October 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT
Auckland crime rise can’t be ignored
The increase in reported crime in Auckland city should be a major concern to the Government, Labour's Police spokesperson Kris Faafoi said today.
"An overall drop in reported crime is to be welcomed but we cannot ignore the fact that our busiest and most populated city has seen an increase in total crime of 5.4 per cent," Kris Faafoi said. "This continues a trend in Auckland where offending in areas such as car break-ins has been increasing.
"Thefts have continued to rise in the region, this year by over three per cent."Drug offences in central Auckland have also risen by nearly 20 per cent and public disorder offences have gone up by 46.3 per cent.
"One has to ask whether central Auckland is a safer place. "Reduced crime rates in other areas are welcome but the pressure on front line policing continues in the face of budget cuts which are yet to be fully realised on the beat.
"Over 100 back office redundancies which are imminent will see more cops at their computers filing paperwork than being out on patrol. That is the reality of Anne Tolley's Police budget cuts this year.
"I welcome Anne Tolley's goal of wanting to reduce crime by 15 per cent, it just begs the question - why is she building another private prison?"