Fewer officers on the streets puts public safety at risk and every officer cut is a gift to criminals who know Scotland's overstretched police force can no longer investigate every crime.
Scottish Conservative justice spokesman on public safety
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The SNP have weakened deterrence, piled pressure on to our police and repeatedly put the interests of offenders ahead of victims.
The results of their cuts are plain to see and communities are living in fear of violent offenders.
The SNP have failed to give Scotland the police officers it requires and that situation is completely unsustainable.
Something is clearly going wrong when the number of fixed penalty notices is so shockingly low compared to the amount of graffiti Scots see on their streets and in their towns.
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