We were told that Camden is about to start piloting a friendlier process for reporting crimes and contacting the police. And the manager of the Tesco in England’s Lane volunteered to have a yellow box painted on the pavement around his cashpoint following news that in Manchester this led to a 60% drop in street crime in the immediate area and in Camden Town it led to a decrease in aggressive begging.
Tuesday, 25 September 2007
Safer Neighbourhoods Public Meeting
The Belsize Police Safer Neighbourhoods Panel held an excellent BBC Question Time-style public meeting in the Swiss Cottage Community Centre last night. Those present agreed that burglaries, theft from vehicles and anti-social behaviour should remain the Belsize police team’s top priorities. All three indicators have fallen since the team started its work last year, but Sgt Jason Moseley was careful to stress that it’s really important for people to report all crimes so that he knows which hotspots to target. We were told that Camden is about to start piloting a friendlier process for reporting crimes and contacting the police. And the manager of the Tesco in England’s Lane volunteered to have a yellow box painted on the pavement around his cashpoint following news that in Manchester this led to a 60% drop in street crime in the immediate area and in Camden Town it led to a decrease in aggressive begging.
We were told that Camden is about to start piloting a friendlier process for reporting crimes and contacting the police. And the manager of the Tesco in England’s Lane volunteered to have a yellow box painted on the pavement around his cashpoint following news that in Manchester this led to a 60% drop in street crime in the immediate area and in Camden Town it led to a decrease in aggressive begging.
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