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Devon and Cornwall Police has always had one of the lowest rates of shoplifting in the country, but it is on the increase.

Assaults against shop workers is making some businesses untenable to trade without security.

The impact of rural crime is far reaching, so far reaching many of the criminals are from outside of our counties.

We are all disgusted by the theft of livestock but also expensive farming machinery and equipment. 

Antisocial behaviour, drugs, road safety and violence are the issues that matter most to residents of Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, and where people want more police action. It is highlighted in every survey I do and by people I meet.

People in our communities who are convicted of a crime and are released from custody or starting a court order have a reoffending rate of 30.9%. It’s 53.9% for adults released from custody with a sentence of 12 months or less!

Many police station enquiry offices closed before I took office. I pledged upon election in May 2016 that I would review police station front desk closures. I have kept my promise and the following police stations have now been reopened Mon-Sat 10am-3pm:

While we are one of the lowest crime rate areas in the country and recorded anti-social behaviour has never been so low, every survey I do and people I speak to this is one of the biggest issues raised with me. So I know policing and local authorities have not got it right yet.

Since I became elected all people ask for is more police on the streets.

I made this a priority in the first budget that I set in 2017 and have been recruiting more police officers ever since.

Over the past 30 years we have seen a dramatic reduction in the number of people killed or seriously injured on our roads but... over the last 10 years it has flatlined. We cannot seem to reduce it further. 

While I have overseen the area becoming the lowest crime rate area in England and Wales for the first time ever in our history, violent crime seems unrelenting. Our communities are suffering from violence in their homes and on our streets throughout the entire country. We are not alone.