Harlow District

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District Commander update

Harlow continues to be a safe place to live and work. I will continue to work hard to ensure that we build upon this and make Harlow an even safer place to live, work and socialise.

We have a good relationship with our partner agencies and together we have achieved a good level of crime reduction over the past year. Crime prevention continues to be my main priority and so far there has been a 7 per cent reduction in crime against the same period last year. This means 269 less victims of crime.

There has also been a significant reduction in some of the key crime areas in Harlow including burglary of homes and other properties such as sheds and garages. In particular this type of burglary has reduced by almost 25 per cent over the last accounting year. Harlow continues to have the highest overall solved rate in Essex when offences are committed. This represents the hard work that goes into ensuring offenders are brought to justice.

However we are clear that behind each statistic there is a person who has suffered the impact of a crime and behind them family and friends who feel the impact too. We are therefore keen to ensure that those who commit crime are caught and convicted. This is not the only answer, we will continue to deter and prevent crime.

We are also aware that the fear of crime can impact on you. Essex and Harlow are low crime areas but we will work to find ways of directing resources at those measures which not only reduce crime but make you feel safer too.

My focus will be centered around drawing together a closely-knit community spirit to ensure criminals are brought to justice and the priorities of the residents are reflected in all that we do.

The way in which we deliver our policing service is through our neighbourhood policing teams. The teams are dedicated to:

• Improving our visibility and reducing the fear of crime
  
  
• Gaining the trust and confidence of the local community
  
  
• Tackling the causes and effects of crime and anti-social behaviour
  
  
• Being identifiable and known within the local community
  
  
• Tackling crime through targeting repeat offenders
  
  
• Building on successful local partnerships within the community to solve problem.