Shock figures show number of arrests made in Britain have HALVED in a decade

SHOCK figures show the number of arrests made in Britain have HALVED in a decade.

The alarming numbers have fuelled warnings the nation has become soft on crime.

Cops collared 1.3 million suspected criminals in England and Wales in 2010, Home Office numbers show.

But by 2021 that had plummeted to just 630,000 arrests.

At the same time the number of reports to police soared – from 4.3 million in 2010 to 5.4 million in 2021.

Labour, who unearthed the numbers, accused No10 of failing to impose law and order onto Britain’s streets.

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Yvette Cooper, Labour’s shadow home secretary, said: “Protecting law and order should be any government’s first priority.

“Yet just as the Prime Minister disregards the law in Number 10, his government is failing to back police to enforce it on our streets.

“Communities across the country are becoming increasingly frustrated when nothing is done about crime and anti-social behaviour.

“When the public report crimes, they expect a quick and strong response.”

She said the government is “letting everyone down”.

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