More Anti-Social Behaviour hotspot foot patrols, new Police Stations in underused buildings, and reopen reception desks in existing Police Stations so you can report crime at your local station. Chris has already opened two new police hubs in Gloucestershire, and has plans to open four more. He also wants to create a powerful new digital Police Station, to give EASIER access to the police online.
A zero tolerance approach to ASB has led to a cut of well over 50%, and Chris now wants to focus on wider community crimes like house burglary, car crime and shoplifting, arresting more criminals and solving more crimes.
Chris will continue the work he has started to make sure there are clear consequences for those committing the most serious offences, including domestic abuse, and take a joined-up approach to reduce reoffending and prevent people turning to crime in the first place.
Too many people die on our roads, and anti-social use of vehicles and speed makes our communities feel less safe. Chris will make sure that the re-established Road Safety Partnership and extra resources for our Speed Enforcement and Roads Policing teams will make communities safer.
If you have been a victim of any crime, you should have regular updates on progress, and know that everything is being done to try and solve your crime. Chris will make sure his new victims hub keeps you updated, so that victims will now have a complete end to end service, from the time a crime is reported to conviction of offender.
Chris has already funded over 400 more police. We need to make sure these extra resources are being used wisely, efficiently and effectively. But we still need more detectives and other key police staff to make our streets safer, so Chris will continue to seek extra resources from Government, building on the £16M of extra funding secured over his first term of office.