Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones has launched a new funding initiative to fight crime in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight.
The first round of the Commissioner’s ‘Emerging Needs Fund’ is focused on combatting Rural Crime.
Hampshire and the Isle of Wight have large rural areas which can make policing and crime detection more challenging. Rural communities are more frequently becoming victims of serious and organised crime. These often include machine thefts, hare coursing – which leads to illegal gambling – poaching, trespassing, and fly-tipping.
This is costing farmers and landowners hundreds of thousands of pounds per year.
PCC Donna Jones said:
“I outlined my commitment to tackling crime in rural areas in my Police and Crime Plan and I remain committed to representing the concerns of rural communities.
“Since being elected into office in May 2021, I have funded additional CCTV cameras and drones to support the force’s Countrywatch teams and I have funded new jobs to help the police identify crime patterns and trends in addition to funding the crime reporting DISC app.
“I’m delighted to be focusing on preventing rural crime in my first round of my emerging needs funds this year. As your Police and Crime Commissioner I’m here to help you, your family, your communities, feel and be safer.”
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This first round of the Commissioner’s Emerging Needs Fund is another positive step to bolster Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary’s crime fighting capability when it comes to rural crime.
The Commissioner is welcoming applications which can demonstrate how they reduce crime or support victims of crime in a rural setting.
The application window closes at 14:00 on Friday 21st April 2023 and successful applications will be announced in mid to late May 2023.
Anyone wishing to apply needs to head to https://www.hampshire-pcc.gov.uk/safer-together/funding/apply-for-funding
Why should we have to bid for funding? Policing is already paid for. It should be provided wherever the crime is committed. It shouldn’t be based on a specific ‘funding pot’ being made available. What happens if we’re unsuccessful in getting the funding? Does our crime go uninvestigated? Do we get forgotten about? Come on Donna, give us some answers from your highly paid position.
She hasn’t got the time to answer, too much cake to get through.
So are you only protected by the police if you live in town. Does the island have any extra CCTV or drones ?
Don’t farmers have shotguns no more ?
I wish i had a shot gun.
If you had a shot gun, I’d call you Battyman!
Does the Island have a Countrywatch policing team or is it another case of ‘hopping on a ferry’ when something happens?
Since being elected into office in May 2021, I have funded additional CCTV cameras and drones to support the force’s Countrywatch teams and I have funded new jobs
You haven’t funded anything donna – you have simply allocated taxpayer cash to these projects – it is the taxpayers that fund it
Quote: “Since being elected into office in May 2021, I have funded additional CCTV cameras and drones
You have funded NOTHING unless you paid for it yourself and I doubt that very much.
The broke taxpayers are funding it all even your wages.
The police shut their doors to the public. But at least there are more females in top jobs behind increasing number of closed doors.maybe they will privatise the police lol Privatisation is a crime, legal stealing of the countries assets. The police protect the biggest criminals who are extorting billions out of the country.