CRIME is decreasing in general across the Highlands and Islands, the Chief Constable reported to the Northern Joint police Board.
Crime is down 12% for the period April to December 2009 against the same period in 2008. This equates to 1522 fewer victims. Crime rates have actually fallen by 20% over the past 2 years. At [...]
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Crime is decreasing across the Highlands and Islands – Chief Constable
Crimestoppers received more than 10,000 pieces of actionable (useful) information about crime in Scotland last year
Scotland Crimestoppers is dedicated to fighting crime across Scotland.
We help to promote the charity in communities across the region, to let people know that Crimestoppers is there for them as an anonymous route to pass on information about crime. Crimestoppers guarantees anonymity, which means that no-one can ever find out who passed on information about [...]
Rockness Music Festival 2009 – Agencies join forces to improve safety and health
Revellers attending Rockness 2009 will benefit from a multi-agency approach to health, safety and security. This year’s festival is expected to attract around 75,000 people over a three day period.
Suzy Calder, Substance Misuse Strategy and Implementation Manager from Highland Drug and Alcohol Action Team (HDAAT) supported the partnership working:
“Rockness 2009 has provided a platform [...]
Northern Constabulary in Scotland well placed to tackle serious crime
DETECTIVE Superintendent Ralph Noble has welcomed the launch of the Serious Organised Crime Strategy.
Reflecting on the impact of serious crime in the Highlands and islands, he said:
“Northern Constabulary is well aware of the extent to which organised crime gangs operate within our area. We are well placed to use a range of investigative methods to [...]
Crimestoppers Highlands & Islands Campaign
Starting in the Wick area on Tuesday this week, Crimestoppers leaflets will be dropping through letterboxes across the region.
The leaflets are designed to encourage residents, who don’t wish to ring the Police directly, to contact Crimestoppers to report crime related concerns or criminal activity, anonymously.
Crimestoppers are a highly successful UK charitable organisation, supporting Police initiatives [...]
Have Fun – Be Safe – During the Inverness Winter Festival
Inverness Capital of the Scottish Highlands has a wealth of facilities for visitors to enjoy and at this time of year traders and leisure operators pull out all the stops to provide the best possible range of services to meet your needs.
2008 is no exception and Major Stores, Shops, Pubs, Clubs, Theatre, Cinema, Hotel [...]
Blue Light Discos for under 18s in a Night Club Environment!
Inverness United Youth Group are delighted announce the start of “Blue Light Events” in Inverness Scotland. They will be run with the assistance of Stefan Krause who is the Bid Manager for Inverness and support from Northern Constabulary.
Organisations such as Crimestoppers, SafeInverness, Drug and Alcohol Forum, Street Pastors, Youth Development Officers, Youth Inclusive and Fire [...]
Inverness Launch City Centre Street Pastor Scheme
Next Friday (25 January) a new scheme in Inverness will see trained Street Pastors on the streets offering support and care to people in the city centre between 10pm and 3am.
Inverness will initially have 22 Street Pastors who will work in teams of 4 every Friday from 10pm to 3am and initially also one Saturday [...]
Northern Constabulary Cops get tough for Christmas
NORTHERN Constabulary this week launched a pro-active initiative to tackle a range of crimes over the festive period and claimed it is already paying off.
By Claire Doughty – Highland News -Published: 24 November, 2007
Officers from two command areas have joined forces to take part in the new operation to target criminality in the build-up to [...]