Supporting partners and communities to reduce crime and vulnerability

Background

We know that safety requires action and intervention beyond the police service. We will work with partners and communities to help keep them safe, increase trust and support them in preventing crime.

Next steps

Get in touch with research@met.police.uk

Source

This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:

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