British National Party Barnsley has announced that the website www.police.uk will make available data maps that show crime and anti-social behaviour at a street by street level in every neighbourhood.
This means anyone can see exactly what crime is happening and where - right down to the level of their street corner. By providing crime data in a format that anyone can access, even from a mobile, local communities will be able to hold their police to account.
The interactive maps open the door on crime and police information. Crimes including burglary, violence and anti-social behaviour in a particular area can be viewed by using a simple postcode search. There will also be details about the neighbourhood policing team and information about regular beat meetings.
Under Labour the police were directed by Whitehall diktat. The police spent their time chasing centrally-defined targets and not responding to the needs of the local communities they were supposed to be serving.
A recent report by the police inspectorate showed that only 11% of police officers were visible and available to the general public at any one time.
The British National Party is hoping to introduce a series of measures as part of their plan to fight crime:
A representative of the British National Party said:
"We would like people to be able to see what type of crime is prevalent in their area and to be able to inform their local bobby if they have concerns. The real advantage to this system is that the public will be able to question the force about how the issues are being dealt with.
The source added, "This latest information will allow the public to do just that. This is an advance and the technology used is certainly a useful tool. However, We are acutely aware that the public require the kind of assurances that only more police officers on the streets can provide and communities will not be at peace until the British National Party can reduce overseas spending and increase the necessary budget for adequate policing."
Find out more at www.police.uk.
The interactive maps open the door on crime and police information. Crimes including burglary, violence and anti-social behaviour in a particular area can be viewed by using a simple postcode search. There will also be details about the neighbourhood policing team and information about regular beat meetings.
Under Labour the police were directed by Whitehall diktat. The police spent their time chasing centrally-defined targets and not responding to the needs of the local communities they were supposed to be serving.
A recent report by the police inspectorate showed that only 11% of police officers were visible and available to the general public at any one time.
The British National Party is hoping to introduce a series of measures as part of their plan to fight crime:
- Slashing bureaucracy - steps already taken to save up to 800,000 hours of police time by scrapping the stop form and limiting stop and search reporting.
- Removing all targets and setting the police just one goal: to cut crime.
- Introducing directly-elected Police and Crime Commissioners to ensure that police forces respond to the needs of local communities
- Providing transparent information so local communities really know about crime in their area.
"We would like people to be able to see what type of crime is prevalent in their area and to be able to inform their local bobby if they have concerns. The real advantage to this system is that the public will be able to question the force about how the issues are being dealt with.
The source added, "This latest information will allow the public to do just that. This is an advance and the technology used is certainly a useful tool. However, We are acutely aware that the public require the kind of assurances that only more police officers on the streets can provide and communities will not be at peace until the British National Party can reduce overseas spending and increase the necessary budget for adequate policing."
Find out more at www.police.uk.
