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Question: my parents tell me to be careful when I'm out own my own for they say there are a lot of burglaries around ;why do you think it's happening?

Asked by aisha to Gary, James, Paul, Sean on 12 Oct 2010 in Categories: .

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  • Photo: Paul TushinghamPaul Tushingham answered on 7 Oct 2010:

    I understand from the Police that burgalries are declining. People addicted to drugs have been associated with crimes to secure money to fund their drug habit. It has been a long problem over many centuries and I guess it will continue.

    What we need to do is to try and understand why people turn to burgalry; help them and for repeat offenders ensure the courts deal with them firmly.

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  • Photo: Gary WilkesGary Wilkes answered on 7 Oct 2010:

    Hi aisha,
    There are lots of reasons for burglaries, but drugs are the main reason why people burgle.
    We don’t have enough Police on our streets to make every where safe and when your parents tell you to take care they are only making you vigilant to the issue of crime.
    We do have a good Police force in Wigan and burglaries are down in the Borough.
    Thanks

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  • Photo: James CowleyJames Cowley answered on 12 Oct 2010:

    Some area’s have burglaries unfortunately, we need to work with our communities to make sure their houses don’t become targets.

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