Hotspot Policing Scheme launched in Bodmin

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00:00So we're here today in Bob Min for the launch of Hotspot Policing, which is about putting resources into

00:07hot spots, so serious violence and antisocial behaviour hot spots, in order to put people off offending

00:13and to make people feel safer. So what you're going to see is street marshal patrols

00:18alongside police patrols, which are highly visible out in your town.

00:23So Hotspot Policing has proven to work, there's many studies both nationally and internationally

00:28which say that it does work, it does reduce crime and antisocial behaviour, it is happening across the force in other towns

00:36and it's great that we now are introducing it into Bob Min town centre.

00:40So Bob Min's a great place to live, it's a wonderful town, but like everywhere it has its issues

00:48and so it's important that people feel first of all that they can have confidence being out and about,

00:53that local businesses know that the police presence is there and that they're reporting things

00:59if they've got concerns, if there's something that's happened, we make sure it's reported.

01:03So that visible presence and the contact with the community really helps to make sure that all that information

01:09is coming in and we can deal with the problems as they come up.

01:13We just want to create that environment whereby people are comfortable walking through a town centre,

01:19be it in the morning, the afternoon or the evening, so it's natural for people to be concerned

01:25if they're walking through an area that's not especially well lit and there's not many people about,

01:30just having awareness that there are officers on duty, people to give them guidance and keep them safe.

01:39I think that adds a lot to a community.

01:42A visual deterrent will prevent a lot of that from happening because a lot of these things happen

01:48because there's no one around to see them.

01:50It might be people that are bored with nothing better to do and they think,

01:54well, we'll just do this for a bit of fun, not really thinking about the consequences of their actions

01:58and thinking that there'll be nothing done to them and no one will see them do it.

02:03I'm really glad it's come to Bodmin because Bodmin has been recognised as somewhere that things like this do happen.

02:10We really want to put a stop to it for the benefit of everyone and the enjoyment of the town.