Life in Salford 26 • August 2019 13
Have your say on
community safety It’s time to review Salford’s Community Safety Strategy and we need your views Salford Community Safety Partnership (CSP) includes police, fire and rescue, Salford City Council, probation services, health, housing associations and the voluntary sector working together.
These are our priorities and examples of successes
Driving down crime Crime is stable in Salford with around 30,000 offences a year – but that’s still too many. Salford City Council’s 24/7 CCTV control room links directly to the police. Between January and March this year we captured 409 incidents and helped police make 101 arrests.
Protecting vulnerable people GPs in Salford have had specialist training to spot the signs of domestic abuse and refer men or women to domestic abuse support services.
Tackling anti-social behaviour
Building strong and safe communities
Incidents of anti-social behaviour, public order and criminal damage have reduced but are still a priority. Halloween and Bonfire Night familyfriendly firework displays help and in Walkden the CSP worked with young people to set up new youth sessions to combat anti-social behaviour.
We have put on events, such as meet your Muslim neighbour, to bring communities together. Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service has visited over 300 vulnerable householders giving fire safety advice and referring them to other support.
Reducing re-offending Salford has won national praise for the Together Women Project which helps female offenders with support from counselling to parenting skills and employment and training to reduce re-offending.
Have your say We are proud of our successes – but not complacent. Tell us your priorities for our new community safety strategy www.salford.gov.uk/CSPsurvey
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