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Last week, we launched our campaign to raise awareness of burglary. Burglary is an operational priority here in Wiltshire as outlined by Chief Constable Catherine Roper at the start of the year. In 2022, following a review by the College of Policing, the National Police Chief’s Council requested all forces attend all home burglaries. We joined the national pledge to commit to this – in October, our most recent figures show we attended 96.1 per cent of all residential burglaries and 100 per cent of all reports of distraction burglaries. Since April, there have been 327 residential burglaries – a 15 per cent decrease on the same time period last year. Back in July, we established our Burglary Team to help target prolific offenders, investigate series offences and out of force offenders who travel to Wiltshire to commit crime, and subsequently support us in achieving our pledge. Det Insp Darren Ambrose, of the Burglary Team, said: “Burglary is one of the most impactive crimes that a member of the public can suffer. Your home is the place you should feel most safe and secure and somebody breaking in can change the life of a victim and their family forever. That is why burglary is a priority for the Force and why we are taking steps to improve our approach to dealing with residential burglary. “The newly established Burglary Team are able to support local neighbourhood officers investigating burglary to help reduce the number of burglaries and provide the victims of burglary with the best possible service.” As part of our campaign, we will be raising awareness of important crime prevention advice to help you reduce your risk of falling victim to this type of crime. Here’s our crime prevention advice checklist: Throughout the month, you can follow our advice on social media under the hashtag #BeatTheBurglar. | ||||
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