Jon Hunt for West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner

 Today Jon Hunt's Manifesto for the election - Make Policing Local - is published. You can read it here: Make Policing Local - Jon Hunt manifesto  

 Jon Hunt has warned of the collapse of local policing in the region as new figures show it leading the country for failure to solve common crimes. New nationwide analysis today by the Liberal Democrats reveals that 31,519 crimes reported to West Midlands police last year were closed without a suspect being identified –18,309 burglaries, 8,386 car thefts and 4,821 robberies. The party’s analysis shows that 88% of all burglary cases and 68% of robberies in the West Midlands are closed without a suspect being identified. It shows the region has one of the worst records in the country for investigation of common crimes – and specifically the worst record in the country for solving burglaries and robberies. The data reinforces the findings of the National Crime Survey, which  placed the West Midlands as the lowest-rated police force in the country. Cllr Jon Hunt, Liberal Democrat candidate for West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner, said: “Everyone in the West Midlands should be able

 Councillor Jon Hunt is the Lib Dem candidate for West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner. Jon Hunt is standing because he is fed up, like many residents, with the state of local policing. He wants the expensive post of PCC abolished ...and he wants to bring back local policing. Jon Hunt's themes are: 1/ Make Policing Local! Jon wants effective local police teams, based in their communities and enabled to work with residents to prevent crime and disorder and support victims. There will be more detail soon when Jon Hunt launches detailed proposals. 2/ Abolish this costly and wasteful post. Jon Hunt has set out plans to replace the Police and Crime Commissioner with an elected deputy mayor. "£2.6 million a year to run the PCC's office is equivalent to two police station closures a year," said Jon. In the meantime Jon has pledged he will not take the PCC's salary of £100,000 or appoint a deputy paid an astonishing £67,000. Jon would peg the PCC's pay to counc