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You don’t have to be a detective to find out about
your police
People across Suffolk now
have access to more information than ever before about their
risk from crime and anti-social behaviour, the performance of
Suffolk Constabulary and how much it costs them, with a new
service launched by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of
Constabulary. For more information, click on the following
link:
press release
Your Views Count - Latest Survey Results
We want to know how safe
you feel – and how you rate our service.
Your views are gathered through surveys. The
results of these surveys help us improve our service to
you.
To view our latest survey results in
your area, please click on the following link:
Survey Results
Survey results are also published in
our quarterly Safer Neighbourhood Team newsletters, which are
available in your community or online at
www.safersuffolk.org.uk
Suffolk
Constabulary now recruiting
Are you interested in
becoming a police officer or transferring from another police
force? The Constabulary is looking for new recruits and
transferees to join our team and provide a quality policing
service to the people of Suffolk. For more information, click
on the following links:
Transferees and
New
Recruits
Report
theft and criminal damage online
A form which allows you
to report theft and criminal damage is available on this
website. To access the form, please click on the following
link, where you will also find important information on when
not to use this facility and call the police direct:
Crime reporting - opens in a new
window.
Suffolk joins nationwide Justice Seen, Justice
Done Campaign
Suffolk Constabulary has
joined a nationwide campaign to make the public aware of the
standards of service they can expect from their police.
The Justice Seen, Justice Done campaign sees
newspaper, radio and television adverts making the public
aware of the Policing Pledge. For the full details, click on
the following link:
Press release
Our Policing Pledge to Suffolk
The Policing Pledge gives
all forces the same set of guidelines which help ensure that local
people receive a quality policing service, wherever they live. To
view the pledge in English, please click on the following
link:
The Policing Pledge
- 132kb (pdf) - opens in a new
window. To view the pledge in other languages, please click
on this link:
Other languages - opens in a new
window.
Smartwater has arrived in Lowestoft
SmartWater is a
colourless odourless liquid that forensically links burglars
to crime scenes and stolen property.
It can be used to
invisibly mark property and it can be sprayed on offenders if
they’re burgling premises, and it is now being used in homes,
businesses, schools, churches and other public buildings in
Lowestoft. For more details, click on the following link:
Press Release -
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Suffolk’s Most Wanted –
recognise
anyone?
We need your help to
find people we are currently looking for in connection with
crimes. The Suffolk appeals section on the Crimestoppers ‘Most
Wanted’ website is the place to view photos, E-fits, CCTV
stills and read descriptions to see if you recognise anyone
and can assist us with our enquiries. Go to the
Suffolk Appeals
Section.
Public meetings reveal priorities for
police
Local people across
Suffolk have highlighted their top priorities for policing in
their communities at a series of recent public meetings. To
find out more, click on the following link to read the press
release: public
meetings
Find out what's happening in your
neighbourhood
Safer Neighbourhood Teams have
been set up to listen to you and identify your concerns,
so they can work to tackle these issues and create
neighbourhoods that are safe and feel safe. You can find out
what's going on where you live by going to your team's website
-
go to the Safer Neighbourhood
Team website - this opens in a new window
Single Equality Scheme
Suffolk Constabulary’s
Single Equality Scheme brings together everything we plan to
do over the next three years to make sure we are treating our
staff, and the wider Suffolk community, fairly. Providing a
high quality police service, while making sure communities
value and trust what we do, depends on all our staff
understanding, respecting and valuing the wealth of diversity
in the communities we serve. We must also make sure our staff
feel valued and able to do their best both for the
Constabulary and the people of Suffolk. Click on the following
to view:
Single Equality Scheme – Executive
Summary;
Single Equality Scheme Part 1
and
Single Equality Scheme Part 2.
Suffolk Police Authority Annual
Report
Suffolk Police Authority
has issued its Annual Report for 2008-09 which summarises the
Constabulary's main achievements, performance and
finances.
It gives details of the good
performance achieved by the Constabulary across a broad range of
performance targets , Key Areas of Development and Key Activities
during the first year of the Authority's Three-Year Plan 2008-11.
The report also recognises that the many successes during 2008-09
are
undoubtedly due to the continued hard work and commitment from all
who work for the
Constabulary.
To view the plan, please click on
the following link:
Report - opens in a new window 875 kb
(pdf).
Local Policing Summaries
The local Policing
Summaries for each of Suffolk's seven districts are available
now. To access these publications, please click on the
following link:
Full publlications
List
Online Crime Maps
As part of Suffolk
Constabulary's commitment to the Policing Pledge we have
created publicly available crime maps. These maps provide
details on the numbers of domestic burglaries, thefts and
robberies, vehicle crimes, violent crimes, anti-social
behaviour incidents and total crimes in your local area. This
will help you understand the levels of crime in your Ward,
Safer Neighbourhood Team area and District.
To access the maps please click on the
following link:
Crime maps
Your right to information
The Freedom Of
Information Act 2000 (FOIA) gives greater access to
information about the workings of Suffolk Constabulary and
provides an increased opportunity for the public to access the
information held. To find out more please go to the
Freedom of Information section.
Have your say by taking part in our
online surveys
Suffolk
Police Authority and Suffolk Constabulary are keen to
hear your views about policing in the county. In particular,
we would like to know what you think our priorities should be
and whether we are dealing with those issues that are
important to local communities. Please
go to the 'Have your Say'
section, where you can complete
our online surveys and give feedback to help us understand
your views. With your help we will be able to provide a service
that is responsive and driven by the people of Suffolk. If
you have any comments or queries about the 'Have your
Say' section, please email:
Consultation@suffolk.pnn.police.uk