1,400 more gang members
Stuff reports:
The figures supplied to National by Police Minister Stuart Nash, show about 1400 more people have joined a gang since the Government took office in 2017 and National leader Simon Bridges blames a lack of action by the Government.
So which areas have had the biggest increases? In order they are:
- Tasman +82%
- Southern +62%
- Waikato +44%
- Bay of Plenty +30%
- Central +30%
- Eastern +30%
- Waitemata +23%
- Counties Manukau +21%
- Auckland +19%
- Canterbury +16%
- Wellington +15%
- Northland -2%