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Local community join
together to help write new 'Police and Crime Plan'
COMMUNITY members, local Council's, voluntary sector
organisations, Police, health professionals and partners, from across the UK
criminal justice sector, have all helped to develop the new 'Police and Crime
Plan' for Lancashire area. The Police and Crime Commissioner's 2016; 2021
plan shapes the way Policing and Justice Services are delivered by setting out
strategic objectives which the Chief Constable and his team, are required to
deliver against. It also shapes the work in communities of community safety
partners and those delivering Criminal Justice Services.
The 4 priorities in the Lancashire Plan are:-
► Protecting local Policing.
► Tackling crime and reoffending.
► Supporting vulnerable people and victims.
► Developing safe and confident communities.
Mr Grunshaw said:- "Our engagement in developing the new plan was really
extensive. I met with literally hundreds of people representing partner
organisations and 1,672 Lancashire residents also completed survey to make sure
I understand the issues that matter to them most. Despite the huge pressures
that our Police and partners are facing, I am confident that by working together
we can keep Lancashire safe. We have had some excellent feedback from all those
involved and as we plan ahead I am sure that combined with these priorities we
will deliver the public's priorities."
Survey findings showed the following results when residents were asked to rank
Policing issues as high, medium or low risk priorities.
In total 1672 public survey responses were received and most said tackling major
crimes such as:- murder, rape and serious assaults (93.6%) were their highest
priority, with protecting children from child sexual exploitation (88.7%) coming
second. Counter terrorism/tackling serious organised crime (75%), and patrolling
neighbourhoods with high crime rates (72.4%) also ranked highly.
Responding to non-emergency calls (12.5%) and patrolling areas with low levels
of crime were only ranked high priority by a small number of people (10%) and
were actually seen as more than half of respondents' lowest priorities when it
came to crime themes.
Mr Grunshaw added:- "These figures show that residents were actively
looking for a response to crime in their area and it's an excellent way of
getting to know what they wanted to tackle. As we re-new the priorities I will
continue to listen to those involved who are assisting to make a difference to
Policing in their area."
Performance against the Police and crime plan is reported to the Police and
Crime Panel at quarterly meetings and also feature in an annual report. You can
read more about the Police and Crime Plan
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