I believe everyone across Milton Keynes deserves to feel safe in their own home and in their community. That is why I am in regular contact with the local police force to assist them in their work to make Milton Keynes a safe city which has been successful to date.
So far, the following progress on this Our Plan point has been made:
- 784 new police officers have been recruited in Thames Valley
- Worked with the Thames Valley Police, Police & Crime Commissioner and Government Ministers to bring about Operation Deter
- Local charities and organisations are going into schools to tackle knife crime and provide programmes to divert at risk youngsters from being tempted to join gangs and carrying knives (stats?)
I would like to go to further by:
- Recruiting more Police Officers to Thames Valley Police force
- Support more schools in Milton Keynes have a Knife Crime Awareness Day
- Seeing a score increase on my surveys asking residents to rate how safe they feel
