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.
𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄, 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘅 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗥𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁?
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 Sussex’s area dedicated to farming and a significant proportion being in the South Downs National Park, Sussex is defined as ‘significantly rural’ 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/campaign…
