Crime figures still sky-high despite pandemic: Reformed drug kingpin predicts worse future

Luke Kirkness
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Sport Planning Editor·Bay of Plenty Times·
10 mins to read
Crime figures still sky-high despite pandemic: Reformed drug kingpin predicts worse future
The amount of crime in the Bay of Plenty has been steadily rising since at least 2015. Photo / Tania Whyte

The level of crime has been increasing in the Bay of Plenty region for at least the past five years, with nearly the same amount of crime in 2020 as the year previous despite the Covid-19 lockdowns. But what does this mean? Luke Kirkness takes a closer look to see

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