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# Faces of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/faces-of-the-day-143/
- Published: 2024-09-15T18:30:12.000Z
- Updated: 2024-09-15T18:30:11.000Z
- Description: PM Luxon and Police Minister Mark Mitchell say Auckland assaults are dropping.
- Author: Good Oil Staff
- Tags: Face of the Day, NZ Politics, Crime

> The government has just released a statement that police data shows that from 1 January to 31 July this year, there was a 22 percent reduction in serious assaults within the Auckland CBD compared with the same period last year, and an 18 percent reduction in serious assaults resulting in injury. \[...\]  
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> Luxon partly credits the drop in crime to a new scheme where police work closer with stakeholders and services including the Ministry of Social Development, Kāinga Ora and Auckland Council. \[...\]  
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> Luxon criticised the previous Labour government as "soft on crime" during his remarks. \[...\]  
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> Heart of the City chief executive Viv Beck said in a statement that “There is a noticeable difference to how the city centre feels – the additional police and the significant local resources including our own safety team has made a positive impact. This is showing in crime trending down and the feedback that we get from local businesses. \[...\]  
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> In response, Labour said police have been working hard to combat crime in Auckland CBD, but the government is just shifting the problem elsewhere.  
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> Labour pointed to an increase in thefts, assaults and related offences, when looking nationwide over the first five months.  
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> RNZ  

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