News: Victims
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Helplines Awareness Day
Helplines Awareness Day is a day to raise awareness of critical services and we’re proud to commission a wide range…
Announcements 23 Feb 2024 -
£1 million Safer Streets funding awarded in Avon and Somerset
Funding to tackle Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) and Male Violence Against Women and Girls (MVAWG) has been awarded to local authorities…
Announcements 23 Nov 2023 -
Over £1.1million awarded to local rape and sexual assault support services
Deputy PCC Claire Hiscott is congratulating partners from the Avon and Somerset’s Sexual Violence Therapies Alliance on being awarded funding from the MoJ.
Victims 16 Aug 2023 -
PCCs ask for letting agents support
PCCs have sent letter to British Landlord Association and National Residential Landlords Association to raise awareness of cannabis cultivation.
Victims 25 Jul 2023 -
Avon and Somerset Police take part in operation to disrupt organised crime groups running cannabis farms
Avon and Somerset Police have seized over £3million worth of cannabis and arrested 20 people in relation to crimes linked to the illegal cultivation of the plant.
Campaigns 06 Jul 2023 -
Eighteen arrests made during County Lines Intensification Week
Avon and Somerset Police joined colleagues from across the UK in focusing efforts on dismantling and disrupting criminal gangs running drugs.
Campaigns 15 Oct 2022 -
OPCC awarded over £1.4million to support local victim services
The OPCC has secured over £1.4million over a three-year period to support survivors of domestic and sexual violence.
Good news 25 Aug 2022 -
PCC response to HMICFRS ‘Finding time for crime’ report
Following the publication of HMICFRS ‘Finding time for crime’ report, PCC Mark Shelford has issued a statement.
Victims 15 Aug 2022 -
Nearly £1.4million Safer Street funding awarded in Avon and Somerset
Funding to tackle anti-social behaviour and Violence Against Women and Girls has been awarded to local authorities across Avon and Somerset.
Good news 25 Jul 2022 -
Tell us where you don’t feel safe with the StreetSafe tool
Local people are being encouraged to use the StreetSafe Tool to anonymously tell Avon and Somerset Police about public places where they have felt unsafe.
Campaigns 20 Jul 2022