We were delighted to hear from Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne, that Knife Crime in Sussex was down by 24% last year. Compared to a reduction of 10% nationally. By March 2023, Sussex will have 3,096 police officers - that's 137 more than 10 years ago.
๐๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐, ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐๐?
The Rural Crime Team was formed in 2020 by Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner, Katy Bourne, and aims to serve the rural community, increase confidence and encourage reporting through preventing crime and carrying out proactive investigations.
With 62% of Sussexโs area dedicated to farming and a significant proportion being in the South Downs National Park, Sussex is defined as โsignificantly ruralโ by DEFRA (2011).
The team specialises in agricultural, environmental, heritage and wildlife crime and dog theft, and takes a targeted approach to tackling rural crime based on the needs of each of the three policing divisions of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex and West Sussex.
Made up of two sergeants, thirteen constables and six Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs), the team operates out of bases at Midhurst (West Sussex) and Heathfield (East Sussex) to serve the county.
You can find out more about the great work being done by our Rural Crime Team in their Monthly Update here:
https://www.sussex.police.uk/police-forces/sussex-police/areas/campaignโฆ
