The party says a 'postcode lottery' means police in some areas attend less than half of burglaries.
Figures obtained by the Lib Dems through Freedom of Information requests, covering 19 of the 39 forces in England, show that out of 119,190 reported burglaries last year, 45,233 were not attended by a police officer.The worst performing force out of those which responded was Bedfordshire, where officers failed to visit the scene of more than 60% of reported burglaries.
They said there needed to be a return to "proper community policing", where officers had the time and resources required to prevent and solve crimes. The party called on the home secretary to bring forward legislation to enshrine in law the right for burglary victims to be visited by an officer. Otherwise, the Lib Dems said they would seek to add a guarantee to the Victims and Prisoners Bill, which covers England and Wales and is currently making its way through Parliament.
Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey said: "Everyone should be able to feel safe in their own homes. But this Conservative government has left our police forces overstretched and under-resourced, meaning far too many victims are let down while criminals are getting away with it."
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