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Police forces across Wales are working with partners to promote and inform the public to ‘Think before you share’. This message is particularly important today on Safer Internet day as we are all urged to raise our own knowledge and understanding on how to stay safe online. It is important that we all recognise that … Continued
And what better way to end the week but to share with you the save the date for the Safer Communities Awards 2024!! Thursday 28 November 2024 Make a note in your diaries now, and we will share more details as and when it is available.
Where there are good partnerships then the partnership is a team, a shared soul. If you’re in a partnership, you’re in an agreement, so when they’re not with you, you’re still connected and working towards a mutual goal. Joint Winners: ‘On-Track’ in Cardiff and Môn Actif Community Programme on Anglesey. Joint Winner: ‘On-Track’ in Cardiff … Continued
Serious Violence which includes homicide, knife crime, and gun crime and areas of criminality where serious violence or its threat is inherent. Winner: INTACT Partnership Dyfed Powys, The partnership aims to reduce harm caused to individuals and communities by serious violence and organised crime through the four Ps Prepare; Protect; Prevent; and Pursue. The key … Continued
Offending and Justice which brings in the Criminal Justice system alongside the management of offenders in general. Joint Winners: North Wales Police Law enforcement first response and investigation team and Integrated Offender Management housing project Dyfed Powys Joint Winner: North Wales Police Law enforcement first response and investigation team for Operation Blue Spinel. An investigation … Continued
Organised Crime is a significant and established national security threat and includes: smuggling and distribution of drugs and guns; sexual abuse of children through trafficking; cross-border trafficking and smuggling of people; exploitation of individuals; industrial-scale frauds; ransomware attacks; and the laundering of dirty money all causes harm to victims, individuals and communities. Winner: Op Bridport … Continued
Early intervention seeks to address the issues raised in a concern, to deal with the situation an individual faces by looking at the root causes. Winner: Media Academy Cymru supporting Children and Young People in Wales to make better, safer decisions. Media Academy Cymru currently run 17 specific community safety support services across Wales that … Continued
Public Safety includes Fire Safety, Arson and Deliberate Fire Setting, Road Safety, Home Safety and Outdoors (including Water) Safety. Winner: Builth Wells Events Safety Group led by Powys County Council. The group has six main areas of focus – health and wellbeing, transport and infrastructure, licenced premises, open spaces, command and control, and communications (‘Have … Continued
Crime Prevention which the European Union Crime Prevention Network defines as “ethically acceptable and evidence-based activities aimed at reducing the risk of crime occurring and its harmful consequences with the ultimate goal of working towards the improvement of the quality of life and safety of individuals, groups and communities”. Winner: We Don’t Buy Crime, North … Continued
Anit-Social Behaviouris defined in law as “behaviour by a person which causes, or is likely to cause, harassment, alarm or distress to persons not of the same household as the person.” Incidents can appear small, unimportant, insignificant and leave people doubting themselves. Not all Anti-Social Behaviour is a crime, it can get progressively worse, last … Continued
