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24 Sep 2014

Working together to bring down rural crime

CHIEF CONSTABLE SIMON PRINCE of Dyfed-Powys police is the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) lead on wildlife and rural crime. He writes exclusively for the Countryside Alliance about the...

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18 Sep 2014

Warwickshire Rural Watch – closing the gate on rural crime

Warwickshire Rural Watch has a number of resources and information sheets which provide useful information for residents/businesses in that area but may also be informative for those dealing with rural...

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16 Sep 2014

Cumbria Constabulary Rural Crime Strategy 2014 – 2016

Cumbria Constabluary have recently published their Rural Crime Strategy which may be of interest to other Forces and partner organisations. To read this strategy click here

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14 Aug 2014

Rural Matters

Kent Police have published the second edition of ‘Rural Matters’ To read this issue click here

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12 Aug 2014

East of England is UK’s worst hit region as rural crime rates rise

RURAL crime in the East of England cost an estimated £8.5m in 2013 – making it the worst affected region in the UK. The bill in the region rose by...

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11 Aug 2014

Sheep rustling surge blamed on organised gangs

Rural crime is rising, with tractor thefts linked to export gangs, but it is the organised gangs rustling sheep that really concerns farmers. Sheep rustling and tool theft account for...

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11 Aug 2014

Rise in Rural Crime costs NI rural economy £3.9m

Ulster Farmers’ Union President Ian Marshall has stressed that rural crime is becoming more and more of an issue following confirmation from leading rural insurer NFU Mutual that the value...

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11 Aug 2014

Cost of rural crime rises to £44.5m

RURAL theft cost the UK economy £44.5m last year, reveal statistics which show a rise of 5.2% on 2012. Details of the latest annual Rural Crime Survey for 2013 were...

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06 Aug 2014

Online network will be ‘weapon in arsenal’ to tackle rural crime

THE Home Office has announced a £40,000 investment package to help establish a new online network to tackle rural crime in England and Wales. The National Rural Crime Network (NRCN)...

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05 Aug 2014

Rural crime focus for police funding

POLICE in Gwent and South Wales are set to develop an app to help officers in remote locations. The Gwent force will receive a portion of £2.2 million towards projects...

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