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Budget increase will help put victims first

PCC Sue Mountstevens has increased the policing part of the council tax by 84p a month in order to invest in extra police staff investigators and PCSOs with the aim of improving outcomes for victims.

Announcements 04 Feb 2020
PCC wants more victims to #BeHeard

An art exhibition has been created by local people who have been helped by victim support services commissioned by PCC Sue Mountstevens.

Campaigns 29 Jan 2020
Funding boosted to tackle serious violence

The drive to reduce serious violence among young people in Avon and Somerset, through a multi-agency working group headed by PCC Sue Mountstevens, has been given renewed funding from the Home Office.

Good news 09 Jan 2020
Guest blog: Straight from the horse’s mouth

We spoke to our latest equine recruit to find out how he joined the Police Mounted Section.

Guest experiences 09 Dec 2019
Guest blog: Saving lives from ‘Behind the mask’

We spoke to Julie Knight, founder of Behind the Mask, an online training resource to spot domestic abuse in clients.

Guest experiences 25 Nov 2019
Apply for the Road Safety Fund and help make your community safer

Mike Ginger from Taunton Are Cycling tells us how the Road Safety Fund helps Taunton cyclist get the ‘safe pass’ message out.

Guest experiences 19 Nov 2019
Work underway to stop ex-offenders returning to a life of crime

Criminal justice partners across the south west are coming together to help people coming out of prison…

Reducing reoffending 25 Oct 2019
Guest blog: Tackling Islamophobia

We spoke to Hasina Khan, who works alongside the Tackling Islamophobia Working Group (TIWG), about what should be done to tackle hate crime.

Guest experiences 17 Oct 2019
Avon and Somerset to recruit 137 extra officers as part of Home Office ‘Uplift’

Avon and Somerset Constabulary will get 137 new officers next year as part of the Home Office drive to recruit 20,000 nationally by 2022.

Announcements 09 Oct 2019
PCC and local partners launch Violence Reduction Units

Work to tackle the root cause of knife crime and serious violence in Avon and Somerset is underway following the PCC's inaugural Strategic Violence Reduction Unit meeting.

Forcewide news 27 Sep 2019