Community Policing
National Initiatives
The National Reassurance Policing Programme is about communities identifying and prioritising local crime and disorder issues, which they tackle together with the police and other public services.
The Police Standards Unit is providing more than £5m over two years to trial the programme in 16 sites across eight police forces in England. The programme will test the premise that there are certain ‘signal crimes and disorders’ that have a disproportionate impact on public feelings of safety.
Reassurance policing recognises that only local people can identify local 'signals'. Genuine community engagement is therefore essential, and local people must take ownership of their neighbourhoods in partnership with the police and other agencies.
Tackling signal crimes and disorders should lead to communities that not only are safer, but that feel safer too.
This reflects the vision for policing put forward in the Home Secretary's recently published consultation document Building Safer Communities Together, which was characterised by local action between the police, their partners and local citizens.
If you would like further information on this work please email us at psu@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk
