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In nz, "tough on crime" means cracking down on youths robbing corner food stores, by sending these children to military training camps, and hiding gang patches.
It doesn't mean being tough on domestic violence, stalking, sexual assault. It doesn't mean crackdown on wage theft by employers, violence by racists, male supremacist and gun violence, terrorism targeting minorities or men harming their former partners.
It's only targeting those that scare financially comfy conservative adults.
@Br3nda In our biggest city if you don’t tie it down it’s stolen. Even if you tie it down it’s sometimes stolen. There are children roaming the streets in the early hours stealing cars, breaking into cars, stealing from people’s unlocked garages. I’ve lived here 46 years and never seen so many reported crimes on our Community pages ever before. Sometimes the theft happens in broad daylight and the thieves seem to have little fear of being caught out. Cont
@Br3nda We can’t leave our mail in our mail box either. Parcels? just make sure you’re home or a neighbour watches out for the Courier. What to do? I don’t know. Everyone is finding it financially challenging and everyone can’t afford comprehensive insurance. Petty crime is really hurting those who can often not afford to replace the stolen goods.
A increase in posts to a community forum may just mean it's politically topical.
What are the actual statistics saying?
@CarolynStirling rnz has a good summary from January this year.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/506490/youth-crime-and-justice-court-and-prison-less-likely-for-new-generations-of-youth