One of the things I’m passionate about is making sure everybody in Nottinghamshire gets the police service they deserve.
Historically some of our rural communities have felt left out, so I’ve been determined to make a difference by creating extra money to help reduce crime in vulnerable areas.
We’ve taken action to purchase the new Hilux 4x4s to further strengthen our position of tackling criminals who may think they can escape by heading off-road.
I want to make sure our officers in the rural areas, which makes up two thirds of Nottinghamshire, have the kit they need to keep communities safe and feeling safe.”
Additional funding has also allowed officers across the force to undertake more training surrounding rural crime. This includes national rural crime training for beat officers, farm awareness and health and safety training and five new rural crime points of contact within the control room.
Call handlers and dispatchers are also given additional training by the National Farmers’ Union to help them better understand and respond to the unique impact that rural crime can have when they assess the threat, risk and harm caused by the incident being reported.
The quote above are my words, The video is available for all to use via the Office of Police and Crime Commissioner Nottinghamshire You Tube Channel. See link below for more details:
Rural crime prevention enhanced with new vehicles secured (pcc.police.uk)