{"id":2896,"date":"2020-07-17T09:05:24","date_gmt":"2020-07-17T09:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/policecommissioner.net\/every-crime-matters-mantra-scoops-multi-million-pound-dividend\/"},"modified":"2020-07-17T09:05:24","modified_gmt":"2020-07-17T09:05:24","slug":"every-crime-matters-mantra-scoops-multi-million-pound-dividend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/policecommissioner.net\/every-crime-matters-mantra-scoops-multi-million-pound-dividend\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Every crime matters\u2019 mantra scoops multi-million pound dividend"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last year I started using the mantra – Every Crime Matters<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

It wasn\\’t just a slogan or a gimmick, behind it was a real mission to champion the public\\’s desire and right to get the best possible service from the police.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Whilst I champion that best possible service, with the demand often outweighing the supply of resources what I ask of the force is that they provide what is \u00a0\\”reasonable\\”\u00a0 for the public to expect in terms of what they can and do offer.<\/p>\n

Burglary was one of those crimes during austerity where I think the police across the country didn\\’t give the best possible service, that is why i made it a priority in Gloucestershire.<\/p>\n

A priority with funding to deliver<\/h3>\n

Last September<\/a>, I made burglary and rural crime a focus for the Constabulary , little did I know that, that investment would pay off that quickly.<\/p>\n

Burglary is a heinous crime and must always be a priority for the police, no matter what else they happen to be dealing with. <\/span><\/p>\n

These are very encouraging results and I hope they dispel the misconception that the police are \\”no longer interested\\” in some types of crime<\/span><\/p>\n

Already paying off<\/h3>\n

Not only have there been hundreds fewer burglaries but also cash savings worth more than \u00a34,000,000<\/strong> to the Constabulary and the public.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Home Office Research Report <\/a>Economic and Social Costs of Crime, second edition<\/i> (July 2018), puts the average police cost of both residential and commercial burglary at \u00a3530 per incident.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n