18 May 2020

2018 and 2019 gun crime rates highest in ten years

From Morning Report, 7:15 am on 18 May 2020

New figures obtained by RNZ show the last two years had the highest rates of gun crime and deaths involving firearms for nearly 10 years.

Despite that rise, there hasn't been a corresponding increase in officers taking out or using their guns.

Police reporter Ben Strang reports.