Under this Government, front-line police feel disempowered and disrespected. Just ask them—disempowered and disrespected. More police are being shot at. Gang numbers are up by a third since Labour took office, and with all the "soft on drugs" rhetoric, methamphetamine-related charges are up by almost as much. Under this Government, violent crime reported by police is up but convictions are down. Labour is more interested in getting prisoner numbers down than it is in keeping communities safe.