CROYDON'S Conservative Party have been accused of insensitivity - for bragging about improved crime stats in the same week five young people have been stabbed in four separate attacks.
The attacks on victims aged 12 to 18, including last week's double stabbing at the Whitgift Centre, have shocked Croydon and led to a fresh wave of concern from parents and youth workers about violent crime among young people.
So this would seem an odd time for Croydon Conservatives, @CroydonTories, to post the following tweet:
"Crime is down again!... Overall fell by 10%. It is the lowest since survey began in 1981."
The tweet, posted on Thursday afternoon, also included a link to a BBC article, on the national crime survey published today, along with a Conservative Party graphic showing some of the key statistics, including a 22 per cent drop in knife crime nationwide.
But not everyone was impressed with the timing of the tweet.
@DavidWhite wrote in response: "@CroydonTories out of touch again, tweeting that knife crime is down in a week when 5 young people have been stabbed in Croydon."
@ArfurZTowcrate added: "Crime is down say @CroydonTories overlooking 5 kids stabbed in 8 days."
