Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely has welcomed a new plan to put more police officers on the streets.
The ‘More Police, Safer Streets’ plan, launched by Police & Crime Commissioner Donna Jones, sets the strategic direction and priorities for policing across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight for the next three years.
It details a number of priorities which include putting 600 more police officers on the streets by 2023 and improving police visibility, tackling anti-social behaviour and rural crime, and preventing young people from committing crimes.
The plan also aims to make it easier to report crime through 101.
The priorities set out in the plan have been drawn together based on feedback the Police & Crime Commissioner has received from residents across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight via a recent crime survey and comments made on the draft plan.
Having read through the detail of the plan Mr Seely said:
“I welcome the new plan to tackle crime here and I thank Donna for her work in producing it.”
The More Police Safer Streets Plan can be viewed at https://www.hampshire-pcc.gov.uk/plan-for-more-police-safer-streets-launched.
As sound bites and Press Releases go, this one is underwhelming.
I note that these Tories are still peddling the “more police” falsehood.
Calling 101 is a joke, when you listen to the list of crimes they are not interested in and want you just to report online you have to witness a murder to get any response and their online site for reporting is an even bigger disaster.
I swear the only police i see on foot are those who have got lost on their daily mcdonalds and have forgotten the way back to the station.
There appears to be chronic understaffing on line 101 (intentional?). On Friday, I was once again trying to report drug running going on in Freshwater, but was kept waiting for ages and was told by the automated voice that my position in the queue was sixth, which never changed in over 20 mins. It was clear that this is probably designed to reduce the numbers of crimes reported and the service is really intended to block rather than assist.
So of course, like many others I gave up..you can’t beat the system.
More police on the streets? I’ll believe it when it happens. Does this also mean we will be able to visit police stations in person again.
A plan does not mean its going to happen. So come on tell us how many extra Police WILL be on the streets of the island. Bet we never know. And what’s so difficult in dialling 101. Is it me , or has Everything dumbed down.
Does “Seldom seen”even know what any Isle of Wight Street looks like?he rarely sets foot on one,but that would mean bumping into people who may want to ask questions?