Here's what lancspcc had to say when he sat down with PaulFaulkner2 to discuss the crime and policing challenges facing the city and the county 👮
Lancashire’s role as a pilot area for the government’s antisocial behaviour action plan will see it given £2m to target hotspot locations as a so-called “trailblazer”.
“I was already starting to provide funding [for wardens] through the community safety partnerships [and] through my Safer Lancashire Neighbourhoods Fund. I’m going to continue to fund [those roles in that way]. I want that full £2m pounds to be spent on increased policing presence in local communities.
“[For example], the vast majority of financial transactions that are illegal are [done] online. The prevalence of online paedophiles and the ever-increasing access they have to the dark web requires skills that are not necessarily [those of] a traditional police officer.
“When we asked questions [about]…what percent would you be happy to pay extra in local council tax [for police funding]…it was a positive response to that. The percentage now is 32 to 34 percent [of the Lancashire Police budget] is funded by the taxpayers of Lancashire locally, and then around 66 to 68 percent by central government.
“The reduction in burglary – if your house is burgled, you report it to the police, I think it’s fair to say. We’ve [also] seen a large decrease in the number of reports of antisocial behaviour.
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