A shout out to all our fantastic women in Derbyshire and Derby City who work relentlessly everyday to help improve people's lives.

I am proud to work with so many talented and hard working women.

#IWD2024 #InternationalWomensDay #InspireInclusion

We are launching a new mobile app – Derbyshire Voice - that will be available to all victims of crime to share their experiences so we can shape the future of services, priorities and policies for all victims.

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We are seeing unprecedented action being taken to crackdown on anti-social behaviour. Since I launched my plan there have been 1,899 double crewed patrols across 23 hotspot locations in the city and county.

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We have made substantial progress in tackling anti-social behaviour, which is down by 47% across the county.
This is down to the hard work we have all done in addressing the root causes and through the launch of my Derbyshire Action Against Anti-Social Behaviour Plan.

Last year, I launched the Derbyshire Partnership Against Rural Crime group to bring partners together to tackle rural crime.

The Partnership has set out our action plan which will drive forward improvements that will benefit rural communities.

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In Derby meeting with officers from one of our Acquisitive Crime Teams to hear about the targeted work they are doing. The team was set last year and their work has contributed to an overall drop in home burglaries by 31% across Derbyshire and Derby City.
#StrongLocalPolicing

Meeting with the Chief Executive of Crimestoppers Mark Hallas. It was good to hear the positive work that has been carried out through Crimestoppers in Derbyshire including the seizure of £10,000 worth of cannabis and the arrest of a drug dealers.

In Matlock to lead on the latest meeting of the Derbyshire Partnership Against Rural Crime (DPARC). It was a good opportunity to set out our action plan on how we will all work together to reduce rural crime across the county.
#RuralCrime

On #SaferInternetDay , Derbyshire Police will again be running online webinars which will cover staying safe on the internet.

You can also carry out a ‘Digital MOT’ which covers your use of technology and the internet.

To register an interest, click here: derbyshire.police.uk/news/derbyshir…

Today marks the start of Place2Be Children’s Mental Health Week, with this year’s theme being ‘My Voice Matters’.

This week is about supporting children to give them a voice and encouraging those around them to listen.

#ChildrensMentalHealthWeek

Today marks the start of Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence awareness week.
I have worked with the force to roll out new dedicated teams, including a Rape and Serious Sexual Offences who are focused on ensuring that perpetrators of rape face justice.
#ItsNotOK

As part of my commitment to improving road safety, I am funding 30 Advanced Driver Courses for drivers aged 17-25 over the next 12 months.
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My new Immediate Justice scheme is doing exactly what it promised and is making offenders of anti-social behaviour face up to their actions quickly and pay back into the communities they have harmed.

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Since I have been elected, we have increased the size of Rural Crime Team and I have funded extra training for all local police officers. Our tough approach to rural crime is working with home burglaries down in rural areas by 17%. #RuralCrime