What is Community Safety?
The definition:
"Community safety means
preventing, reducing or containing the social, environmental and
intimidatory factors which affect people's right to live without
fear of crime and which impact upon their quality of life. It
includes preventative measures that contribute to crime reduction
and tackle anti-social behaviour."
Why is Community Safety Important?
Worcestershire County Council recognises that Community Safety
affects all our lives, people, communities and organisations.
People need to feel safe and this means developing stronger,
confident and more cohesive communities.
Community Safety includes reducing crime and disorder and
tackling anti-social behaviour, offending and re-offending,
domestic abuse, drug and alcohol abuse, promoting fire safety, road
safety and public protection.
Worcestershire is generally a safe place to live and work, see
our Monthly District Crime
Reports. Our Worcestershire County Council Corporate
Plan outlines measures that we take to promote and secure Safer
communities, working closely with other departments, supporting
safety and safeguarding issues.
The Worcestershire Partnership brings together local
government public services such as health providers, police,
probation, voluntary community organisations and local businesses
within Worcestershire through the
Community Safety Agreement.
The work of the Partnership is based on a shared common purpose
and good will. The
Safer Communities Board is one of 6 theme
groups of the partnership and is the driver behind
the partnership, responsible for turning strategy into
practice.
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