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Nottingham City Council and its partners are working together to make Nottingham a safer city.

Neighbourhood policing brings together the City Council, Nottinghamshire Police, Nottingham City Homes and Nottinghamshire Fire Brigade to provide a locally focused community protection service. But the most important part of the partnership is the Nottingham public – we need your help to make the city a safer place.

What is neighbourhood policing?

It is all about improving the quality of life by working together to target the issues the local people have told us matter.

In Nottingham there are 60 neighbourhood beat teams, made up of police officers, community protection officers and police community support officers, all working together in partnership. The exact proportion of each type of partner varies from beat to beat.

By setting targets locally, neighbourhood policing gives the enforcement agencies the chance to make a real difference to local communities. What will be done in your area will depend on the evidence gained by local intelligence work matched with locally set demands.

What can you do?

There are two actions you can take to make a real difference. First, you should get to know your local beat team. Talk to them. Get involved in your local neighbourhood policing community group. Tell them what you want them to do.

Secondly, report all instances of criminal and anti-social behaviour. Don’t accept that even the so called ‘low level’ crimes, such as littering and vandalism, are just a part of life.

Local action groups have been set up to combine the work of enforcement agencies, City Council Services and Nottingham City Homes. There will be local meetings where you can put your questions to the team and suggest what you think ought to happen locally.

To find out more about neighbourhood policing, to contact your local beat team or to report an incident phone 915 2020.

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Getting the 20-20 vision

Do you want to help make Nottingham a safer city? Then 2020 is the number you need to remember!

915 2020 is the telephone number of the anti-social behaviour helpline. If you want to report any incidents of anti-social behaviour this is the number to dial.

A supportive team will make sure that you get the help needed to deal with issues such as aggressive begging, graffiti, vandalism, loud parties, illegal parking, bullying, gangs or fireworks.

Keep your eyes peeled and take notice of what is going on in your neighbourhood. If you spot any kind of anti-social behaviour dial the 20-20 number and let us know.

Get local, get safer!

November 5 sees the launch of the Safer Nottingham initiative.

Neighbourhood policing is at the heart of making the city safer. It involves the public, police, community protection officers and other community protection agencies working in partnership to set local priorities and tackle crime.

To mark the start of the campaign police, community protection officers (CPOs) and the fire brigade will be joined by Nottingham’s youngest community protection team – the Junior CPOs from Sneinton – for a photo call on the steps of the Central Police Station. A mobile billboard will proceed from the police station to St Ann’s. It will be joined by members of the local beat team who will meet members of the local community and hand out contact cards so that people know who to contact to report anti-social behaviour or to find out more about their local beat team.

The billboard will travel around the city throughout the week to encourage neighbourhoods to get to know their local beat teams.

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The facts

Television pundits tell us to do something about crime in Nottingham – we are!

What has been invested in community protection?

• £5.4m invested in CPO service
• 100+ CPOs in post
• 870 CCTV cameras installed
• head cams and bus shelter cams in place
• 85% of CPO time spent patrolling streets
• 4.1% of the whole UK’s FPNs have been issued in Nottingham
• 40+ enforcement powers available to CPOs
• 60 dedicated area beats
• 330 police officers, CPOs and PCSOs working together
• the cost of Fixed Penalty Notices are £50-£100
• 80% reduction in street begging since 2003 (there were 60 beggars in Nottingham, now there are 10)
• 138 prostitutes arrested, 29 ASBOs imposed, 558 kerb crawlers arrested since 2003
• 191 ASBOs issued since Sep 04
• 3,500 fines issued for littering since Jan 06

Has there been a reduction in crime and anti-social behaviour?

• All crime is down by over 20% since 2003
• In March 2004, an independent Anti-social Behaviour Survey revealed that 73% of Nottingham City residents stated that they were personally affected by anti-social behaviour. By September 2005, the same poll told us that 35% of residents are personally affected by anti-social behaviour - a 38% reduction in 18 months.

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Who are working together to tackle crime?

Some of the partnerships tackling crime and anti-social behaviour in Nottingham include:

• Nottingham Business Against Crime
• Alcohol Related Violence Task Force
• Best Bar None
• Street Drinking Task Group
• Begging Task Group
• Nottingham City Pub Watch
• Taxi and Private Hire Consultative Group
• Respect for Nottingham
• Nottingham Stands Together
• The Sherwood Project

And of course, in neighbourhood police forces the police, Nottingham City Council, the Notts Fire Brigade, Nottingham City Homes and members of the public just like you.

Click here for more information on Safe in Nottingham.