As part of Rural Crime Week (6th -11th September), the National Rural Crime Network (NRCN) is asking farmers to get involved.
The theme for this year’s campaign is that rural communities must be considered as part of police reform. “Policing is being reshaped right now. Decisions taken over the next year — about force structures, about where officers sit, about what gets counted as a priority, will set the terms for a decade. Our concern is simple: rural communities are rarely in the room when those decisions are made, and they carry the cost when the answer is wrong,” said Chair of NRCN and police and crime Commissioner for Suffolk, Tim Passmore.
“We hear the same thing from colleagues across the country. Organised networks working farms and heritage sites with something close to impunity. Victims who report once, hear nothing, and never report again. Officers who want to do the job properly and are stretched across too much ground to do it.”
It wants to hear from those in rural communities on their experiences and show support for the campaign. To help people get involved, it has produced a campaign pack that can be downloaded here.
